Cigarette blamed for apartment fire

HOUSTON The Houston Fire Department arrived on the scene at Greens Parkway and Sharmon around 10:30pm Saturday. At the time a fire was raging in two apartments. Two units burned and four others suffered smoke and water damage.

Everyone got out safely. Firefighters say a female in a downstairs unit left a cigarette in her living room and that is believed to have sparked the blaze.

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