Overview

• Derrick Cox, 45, allegedly kicked down his grandmother’s front door before setting a bedroom fire in the Sunnyside residence
• Fire crews arrived at the Botany Lane home near Leitrim Way at 12:15 a.m. and had the blaze under control by 12:37 a.m.
• The suspect’s grandmother fled to a neighbor’s house as flames spread through the structure
• A fire captain remains hospitalized with burn injuries while a probationary firefighter was treated at the scene and released
• Houston Fire Department investigators continue to examine evidence and interview witnesses as part of the ongoing arson inquiry