Posted: Thu, 6 May 2010 02:46 PM - 7,985 Readers

By: Claudia Grisales

The Travis County Fire Marshal’s office is investigating an early morning residential fire that destroyed a home in the Lake Travis area, a fire official said Thursday. 

The fire, which broke out sometime before 2 a.m. at the 3400 block of Windy Harbor, began on a series of decks outside the two-story home, said James Linardos, chief of Lake Travis Fire Rescue, otherwise known as Travis County Emergency Service District No. 6. 

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“It’s still under investigation,” Linardos said, and is in the hands of the Travis County Fire Marshal’s Office.

There was no immediate figure available on damage, but Linardos said the two-story structure of about 3,500 square feet was destroyed.

Crews from the Austin and West Lake Hills fire departments also assisted in gaining control of the blaze, which took about two hours to put out, Linardos said.

A family of four, including two children, were displaced, but will now stay with relatives, he said. There were no injuries, Linardos said.

The family was met assisted by Red Cross workers.