Officials said a person is in custody after 20 people, including one with a disability, had to be rescued from the 2-alarm fire Tuesday morning
Police say the Connecticut man used hand sanitizer and a lighter to set the fire as a way to draw first responders and escape being locked in his room for two decades.
A heroic police officer sprang into action, ripping a back door from its frame to rescue a man trapped inside his burning home.
Dramatic bodycam footage shows the moment deputies rescued two kids from the backyard of their burning home.
During the six-minute 911 call, the man asks the dispatcher to send a message to his wife, fearful he won't walk away alive. Less than a minute later, a rookie officer jumps in to save him.
In his first sit-down interview since being sworn in, Houston Fire Chief Thomas Muñoz tells 13 Investigates about his plan to improve response times and fill nearly 600 open positions.