Overview
- The fire broke out around 5:38 a.m. in a three-story building near West Adams Street and South Waller Avenue.
- Two adults and four children were taken to hospitals, with two adults and two children listed in critical condition.
- Firefighters rescued several residents, including people pulled from top-floor windows, and held the flames to a single apartment.
- Warming buses sheltered displaced residents as crews remained on scene and investigators reviewed the circumstances of the blaze.
- The 15-unit building sustained heavy damage in the affected unit and water damage nearby, and the property manager said the company is assisting tenants.