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One injured in Taylor house fire

The fire at 511 W. Rio Grande St. has been extinguished.

TAYLOR, Texas — One person was injured as firefighters battled a house fire in Taylor on Saturday evening.

Fire crews were on the scene of the blaze at 511 W. Rio Grande St. around 7:20 p.m., according to a City spokesperson.

The fire was extinguished by 9 p.m., and there are no other structures on fire.

A man, a resident of the house, was taken to Ascension Seton Williamson County hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. No other injuries were reported.

Both the Taylor Fire Department and the Hutto Fire Department responded to the fire. City police were conducting traffic in the area.

A viewer photo taken from U.S. 79 and sent to KVUE showed a large plume of smoke coming from the fire.

Credit: Nathan Minchey

No other information is available.

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