Austin fire, police keep busy during SXSW

AUSTIN (KXAN) — During South by Southwest, the Austin Fire Department shut down two events due to overcrowding issues.
Over the 10-day stretch, the department conducted 179 nighttime inspections and addressed 160 issues related to improper exiting. AFD also issued 14 citations, six of which were for overcrowding. The two businesses that were shut down due to overcrowding were the Parlor Room on Rainey Street and The Rooftop on East Sixth Street.
AFD wasn’t the only department th