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Firefighters in Austin responded to a significant apartment fire at 14000 Renaissance Ct, focusing efforts on the second and third floors. Crews employed both offensive and defensive strategies to control the blaze, checking for gas meters and fire extensions between floors. No injuries have been reported.

Smoke Rising From Apartment Fire

On FireCom South. Quinn 251, Firefighter, can you see that fire flaring up on the third floor of Breezeway area? Quinn 251, Firefighter, copy as I can hit it. Affirmative.

Firefighters are addressing a flare-up on the third floor near the breezeway area.

Alpha 2nd Command, last unit calling command. I was calling Alpha Command, it's Engine 211. Go ahead. We're in here in 2084. We're opening up the sheetrock on the adjacent wall between the two buildings, up in that front corner. We got a lot of dark smoke pushing out from that front corner. We're going to open up that whole wall, fill in the studs in between the two apartments so we can see what we got going on in there. Last unit.

Received. I have a crew on deck Alpha, if you need some more assistance on the Charlie side. Currently have Engine 231 in the second floor, Charlie side apartment, checking for extension. With the smoke we see pushing, it's got to be between the floors, between second and third. Received. We're going to continue checking all the void spaces from the top down, all three levels. Once we feel confident that nothing's pushing through the firewall, we'll post a couple of companies.

Firefighters are checking for fire extension between the second and third floors and opening walls to locate smoke sources.

Command all units working at 14000 Airsoft 4, we're going to move to defensive strategy on the delta end of this structure. We're going to continue working offensively on the alpha end. We need to get cutoff lines in place. All units exit the delta end.

Command, do you have traffic for Engine 211? Engine 211, will you direct on my order to evacuate the Delta end? We're going to go defensive on the Delta. Yes, sir, I clear copy now. We're going to exit the third floor on the Charlie side of the structure. Received. If you can bring your hose line with you, go ahead and bring your hose line. Received, sir. That's on the Delta. We'll make it that way. I have 221 up here with me also. Received. Received.

Firefighters are shifting to a defensive strategy on one end of the building while continuing offensive efforts on the other.

Command from fire dispatch. Go ahead. Is this Texas gas that serves this area? I haven't put my eyes on any gas meters for this complex. Let's stand by, I'll get you an answer here shortly. Received.

Squad 271 from Command 205, on fire, come east.

Firefighters are checking for gas meters in the complex to ensure safety.

Engine 221's on location. We got working fire, second and third floor on the building M, on the balcony into the eaves. We're going to be pulling the line and trying to reset from the outside. Engine 221's going to have wealth branch command. We're going to be offensive.

Firefighters are actively working to control the fire on the second and third floors of the building.

Citizen user video shows firefighters on the scene dousing the roof with water.

Fire Com North, respond with Engine 10. Attention Fire Department, we have a box alarm on Fire TAC 205 in ESD 2, box 205 at 14000 Renaissance Court. Building M, as in Mike, apartment 2088 at the Lakes at Renaissance Parks apartment for Quint 251, Engine 221, Engine 241, Engine 211, Battalion 202. Thank you.

Firefighters are responding to a 911 report of an apartment fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 14000 Renaissance Ct.

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