Firefighters extinguish abandoned house fire in South Austin

Austin firefighters extinguished a fire at an abandoned house in South Austin Monday morning, preventing the flames from spreading to a neighboring residence. By 9:48 a.m., firefighters confirmed the blaze had been extinguished and that responding crews had prevented the fire from spreading to the house next door.

According to the Austin Fire Department, crews responded to the structure fire at 3905 Valley View Road at 8:40 a.m.