Northeast Austin Car Fire Sends Man To Burn Unit In San Antonio

NORTH AUSTIN, TX -- A man was injured in a car fire Monday afternoon to the point that he had to be airlifted to a renowned burn unit located in San Antonio.

Austin Fire Department officials told the Austin American-Statesman they responded to a report of a car fire shortly after 2 p.m. at the 7700 block of Old Manor Road near Springdale Road. The area is in the northeast part of the city.

The man's injuries required emergency personnel to fly him on a medical chopper to the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio.

An investigation into the cause of the car fire is ongoing, fire investigators said.