A three-alarm warehouse fire in Houston's East End scorched at least one nearby home and led to the hospitalization of a firefighter.
Firefighters were called out to a warehouse fire on North Drennan Street near Navigation Boulevard shortly after 7 p.m. Friday, according to Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña. Firefighters met heavy smoke and flames coming from a mattress warehouse.
Within minutes, firefighters pulled a second alarm – and then a third as flamed continued to shoot through the corrugated metal building's roof, ultimately knocking down the structure's walls. Winds forced smoke and flames south onto several homes, damaging at least one, Peña said. The extent of the damage is unclear.
Nearby residents were asked to evacuate their homes.