Woman rescued from burning Pinemont Drive apartment in north Houston

Wednesday, September 15, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A woman is recovering in a hospital after she was pulled from her burning apartment on Houston's north side Wednesday morning.

It happened around 1:45 a.m. on Pinemont Drive near Brinkman Street.
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Houston firefighters arrived to find a two-story apartment building was on fire, and neighbors told them a woman was trapped inside one of the units.

Crews were able to get inside the apartment and rescue the woman who suffered burns. They were also able to rescue a dog that was inside.

Three apartment units sustained fire, smoke and water damage, but HFD was able to put the fire out quickly, according to officials on the scene.
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The woman was taken to a hospital where she was in critical condition.

There was no word on a cause of the fire.
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