3 children dead, 3 people injured in southeast Austin apartment fire

AUSTIN, Texas — Three children are dead and several people are injured after a fire early Wednesday morning at a southeast Austin apartment complex.

According to the Austin Fire Department (AFD), crews received a call shortly after 12:50 a.m. about a fire at 2507 Burleson Road, not far from East Oltorf Street.

Once on scene, responders said the fire was burning in a two-story apartment unit and that several people were inside. Three people were also found with burns outside the complex…

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