One resident burned, 20 others evacuated from southeast Houston apartment fire

Wednesday, December 2, 2020
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- One person was burned and 20 residents had to be evacuated from a burning apartment building Wednesday afternoon near the campus of the University of Houston.

The Houston Fire Department responded to the scene at 1 p.m. at the corner of N. MacGregor Way at Calhoun.
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Firefighters arrived to find smoke and fire showing from the second story of the 40-unit apartment complex.

One resident suffered burns to their hands, and 20 others had to be evacuated from the building.
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HFD is investigating what started the fire.

"It's too early to determine a cause, but we know that it probably started on the second floor, we have arson investigators on the way to determine a cause more precisely," said HFD spokesperson Martee Boose.
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