HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Firefighters spent hours battling a fire at an apartment complex in northwest Houston on Tuesday night.
The Houston Fire Department said it started around 7:30 p.m. at the Quail Creek Apartments on Grow Lane near Tidwell and the Northwest Freeway. Flames were still coming through the roof when Eyewitness News was on scene at 10 p.m.
“Out of the 32 units that are in building 10, it appears to be that we isolated it to about 16 — limited heavy damage to about 16 units. There’s about another 16 that are affected but have potentially been salvaged,” HFD Deputy Chief Isaac Garcia said.
Garcia said four out of the 16 units were occupied, but no injuries were reported.
“And one of those four – we believe was the room of origin,” Garcia added. “We were getting some reports that something may have been plugged in and was left unattended. We haven’t been able to confirm that, but that’s at least our initial reports.”
The fire department said arson is investigating.
Officials said about 10 to 12 people were affected, and the Red Cross has been notified.
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