Fire Marshal determines cause of house explosion in Northwest Austin

Staff Reports
Posted 4/24/25

Travis County Fire Marshal Gary Howell's office said it determined that the April 13 explosion that destroyed a home in Northwest Austin and damaged numerous others was caused by a "substantial …

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