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Five Rescued in Two Houston Apartment Fires Overnight, One Man Taken to Trauma Center

HFD credits a swift, training-driven response for pulling residents to safety.

Overview

  • Fire crews reached the 5200 block of Market Street around 3:50 a.m. and rescued four people from an apartment building showing heavy fire from the roof.
  • Those four were evaluated by EMS at the scene with no transports reported, and no firefighter injuries occurred.
  • The Market Street blaze was contained to one building with significant damage, identified by Google Maps as part of Wheatley Apartments, according to KHOU.
  • Around 11 p.m. Monday in the 6500 block of Ranchester in Bellaire, firefighters rescued a man in his 40s who was taken to a trauma center with life-saving efforts in progress.
  • The Bellaire fire was confined to a first-floor unit with smoke impacting four neighboring apartments, the Red Cross is assisting displaced residents at both scenes, and HFD is investigating the causes.