Residential, Residential High Rise Austin, TX – Fire in downtown residential high-rise held in check by sprinkler system; No injuries January 15, 2016 viking210 Two people have been displaced after a Wednesday night fire in a high-rise in downtown Austin, fire officials said. Firefighters responded at 10:22 p.m. to a fire that started on the stove of an eighth-floor unit at 85 Trinity Street, the Austin Fire Department said. No one was injured. The sprinkler system activated and held the fire in check until firefighters arrived and extinguished the remaining fire, the department said. The apartments were evacuated, and everyone returned to their homes except the two displaced residents. The Austin Housing Authority is assisting the two residents, firefighters said.
