SW Houston house fire sends three people to hospital

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Officials say three people were taken to the hospital after a fire broke out at a southwest Houston home.

Firefighters arrived at a home in the 5900 block of Ettrick and found it consumed by heavy flames.

Residents inside the one-story house had already evacuated. However, we're told an elderly male and female, as well as a teenager, suffered smoke inhalation and were transported to the hospital.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the Houston Fire Department's arson division.

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