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Six people have been displaced after an early morning fire at a northwest Austin apartment . The fire started around 5:30 am. at the San Marin Apartments on Duval just west of MoPac. Officials say the fire began on a third floor balcony and spread to the attic. Two units were damaged and officials say they are unlivable. 16 units in total were affected. No one was hurt. Officials say the fire was caused by improperly discarded smoking material . The estimated cost of damages are $200,000 for structural and $45,000 for content.

Related Coverage AUSTIN (KXAN) —  Six people are displaced after a two-alarm fire at a north Austin apartment complex Tuesday morning . “Once again, improperly discarded smoking material has caused significant damage , this time at 3625 Duval Road,” a spokesman for the Austin Fire Department tweeted . The call to the San Marin Apartments came in at 5:17 a.m. The fire was knocked down around 5:43 a.m., according to an AFD tweet. No one was hurt. Two apartments were damaged by fire, with 16 total units affected .The estimated damage was $200,000 for the structure, and $45,000 for what was inside. Share this: Related Posts Advertisement

Crews responded to a fire at the San Marin Apartments along Duval Road in north Austin on Aug. 15, 2017. (Photo: Twitter: @AustinFireInfo) AUSTIN – Six people have been displaced after a two-alarm fire at a north Austin apartment complex Tuesday morning . Austin Fire Department said they responded to the San Marin Apartments along the 3600 block of Duval around 5:15 a.m. Aug. 15. When they arrived, they said firefighters found the fire on a third floor balcony that had extended to the attic. AFD said 16 total units were affected by the fire, with two uninhabitable and a third damaged by water. Six adults have been displaced, and apartment management is helping those people. An earlier update by AFD said that eight people had been displaced. Crews are on scene to make sure the fire has not spread any further. AFD said the cause was improperly discarded smoking material , and added the damage has been estimated around $200,000 to the building and $45,000 to contents. This story will...