Kitchen fire causes evacuation after woman passes out drunk

Published 7:05 am Tuesday, September 29, 2009

A kitchen fire led to an Austin apartment being evacuated because of smoke Saturday.

According to a report, the incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. when a 21-year-old woman passed out while cooking a hamburger, according to a police report.

A 27-year-old friend said she and the 21-year-old woman were out drinking earlier with friends, but they took the 21-year-old to the apartment when she became overly intoxicated.

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The 21-year-old woman was the only one in the apartment at the time of the fire.

The grease fire created a lot of smoke, and residents at the 1202 Fourth St. N.W. property were evacuated.

The Austin Fire Department responded and ventilated the building.