1 person injured, 3 cats rescued in east Austin house fire overnight

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Fire Department crews rescued three cats and one person from a house fire in east Austin late Monday night.

AFD posted on X at 11 p.m. that it was responding to a residential fire in the 3100 block of Garwood Street. The post said one person was injured and being treated by Austin-Travis County EMS.

  • 1 person injured, 3 cats rescued in east Austin house fire overnight (Photo: Austin Fire Department)
    1 person injured, 3 cats rescued in east Austin house fire overnight (Photo: Austin Fire Department)
  • 1 person injured, 3 cats rescued in east Austin house fire overnight (Photo: Austin Fire Department)
    1 person injured, 3 cats rescued in east Austin house fire overnight (Photo: Austin Fire Department)
  • 1 person injured, 3 cats rescued in east Austin house fire overnight (Photo: Austin Fire Department)
    1 person injured, 3 cats rescued in east Austin house fire overnight (Photo: Austin Fire Department)
  • 1 person injured, 3 cats rescued in east Austin house fire overnight (Photo: Austin Fire Department)
    1 person injured, 3 cats rescued in east Austin house fire overnight (Photo: Austin Fire Department)
  • 1 person injured, 3 cats rescued in east Austin house fire overnight (Photo: Austin Fire Department)
    1 person injured, 3 cats rescued in east Austin house fire overnight (Photo: Austin Fire Department)
  • 1 person injured, 3 cats rescued in east Austin house fire overnight (Photo: Austin Fire Department)
    1 person injured, 3 cats rescued in east Austin house fire overnight (Photo: Austin Fire Department)
  • 1 person injured, 3 cats rescued in east Austin house fire overnight (Photo: Austin Fire Department)
    1 person injured, 3 cats rescued in east Austin house fire overnight (Photo: Austin Fire Department)
  • 1 person injured, 3 cats rescued in east Austin house fire overnight (Photo: Austin Fire Department)
    1 person injured, 3 cats rescued in east Austin house fire overnight (Photo: Austin Fire Department)

AFD said in an update that three cats had been rescued, and one of them was revived by fire crews.

Investigators responded to the scene to determine the cause and damages.

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