Unattended candle causes northwest Austin apartment fire

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Firefighters are blaming an unattended candle for a fire that ripped through the Westwood Apartment Complex in northwest Austin on Mellow Meadow Drive Sunday morning.
Crews at the scene say the fire started in the first floor and then flames reached the balcony of the second floor apartment. Fire crews were able to put out the blaze within three minutes. They estimate that the fire caused around $130,000 worth of damages.
A total of six people from two different families we