12 displaced in another West Side fire

Firefighters were on the scene of a second fire in South Austin early this morning that displaced 12 people and sent at least two others to the hospital, officials said.

About 12:30 a.m., firefighters responded to a three-story apartment building at 32 N. Mason Ave., according to Fire Media spokesman Quention Curtis.

The fire was elevated to a 2-11 alarm at 12:50 a.m. which calls for at least eight engines, four trucks and two tower ladders, he said.

Two people were transported to West Suburban Medical Center for minor smoke inhalation and at least 12 people were displaced by the fire, Curtis said.

Firefighters responded to a fire less than two miles away earlier in the evening. Officials said the two fires were not related.

Between the two fires, 34 people--including 10 children--were provided food and shelter by the American Red Cross, according to a release from the Red Cross.

-- Caroline Kyungae Smith

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