South Austin house collapse: 1 person dead, 1 injured

Officials say that one person has died, and another person was injured after a house collapsed in South Austin.

What we know:

Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services says it responded to the 12000 block of Salvador Street on August 27 at around 4:23 p.m. for reports of a structural collapse with two people trapped under the rubble.

ATCEMS says one person was pulled from the rubble at around 5:15 p.m. and taken to Dell Seton Medical Center by STAR Flight with potentially serious injuries.

Another person was pronounced dead at the scene.

What we don't know:

It's not clear what caused the house to collapse.

The identities of the victims have not been released at this time.

The Source: Information from Travis County Sheriff's Office Senior Public Information Officer Kristen Dark and Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services.

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