2-alarm fire destroys apartments in NW Harris County

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- More than a dozen families are homeless after a two-alarm fire overnight in northwest Harris County.

The fire started around 9pm Friday at the Timbers Apartments on Gulf Bank near Antoine.

The swift blaze spread to two buildings at the complex. Adults and children ran for their lives to escape the flames.

No one was hurt, but the fire damaged about 16 units.

The Houston Red Cross is helping assist families who lost their homes.

It's not yet clear how the fire started.

Houston police said two officers near the fire were forced to use a Taser on two men who attacked them.

The officers were blocking off streets near the fire when they saw four men fighting.

They said they went to break it up, and that's when two of the men attacked the officers who used their Tasers to subdue the suspects.

The officers were not hurt and the entire group was arrested.

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Several families displaced after 2-alarm apartment fire

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A two-alarm apartment fire in west Houston displaced several families Saturday.

The fire broke out around 1pm in the laundry room at Long Point Plaza Apartments in the 1700 block of Woodvine at Jalna.

The Houston Fire Department was able to extinguish the flames, but the damage left at least eight families without a home. Many of them, like Enrique Rodriguez and his wife, lost all of their belongings in the blaze.

"We all were inside the apartment when we saw the fire. We all got out," Rodriguez said. "Now we just lost everything. We had everything in there, so I don't know what's going to happen."

Fire officials believe the blaze started in the laundry room. It quickly ripped through eight units at the complex.

"The fire extended very quickly once it reached the attic," HFD Deputy Fire Chief Terry Stone said.

According to Stone, firefighters were able to save another apartment building sitting just a few feet away.

Nearby residents told us this is not the first time a fire has started in that laundry room.

"It's the third time it goes on, a fire in that room," one neighbor said.

"Oh, they've had this issue forever," another told us.

Fire officials said this part of the city has kept firefighters busy recently.

"I do know that we've had several fires in this end of town on the west side recently where we've had Laundromat fires that have extended into the apartments," Stone said.

No one was injured in Saturday's fire. The exact cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

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2-alarm blaze damages large home on Lake Conroe

  CONROE, TX (KTRK) -- Firefighters battled a 2-alarm house fire at a large home on Lake Conroe early Sunday.

The fire broke out at around 4am at a home on La Jolla Circle just off Walden Road.

When the Conroe Fire Department arrived, they said heavy flames were shooting through the roof.

Conroe firefighters quickly called for a second alarm as winds fanned the flames on the almost 6,000-sf home and threatened neighbors houses.

According to officials, fire hydrant pressure was low, causing additional problems.

Help soon arrived from Willis, North Montgomery County, Lake Conroe, New Waverly, Splendora, River Plantation and Montgomery Fire Departments.

The fire was brought under control after 5am.

The home, which was appraised last year at $675,000, sustained extensive damage.

The owners of the home were out of town, officials said. No one was injured.

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Several apartment units damaged in 2-alarm fire

A 2-alarm fire at a southwest Houston apartment building damaged several units.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Several apartment units were damaged after a laundry room caught fire in southwest Houston.

Firefighters were called to the Bayou West apartments on Club Creek Drive at Greenfork around midnight. They found flames coming from the laundry room. The fire was raised to a second alarm, but was soon knocked out.

The flames spread to a few adjacent units, causing moderate damage. No one was hurt. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Cy-Fair apartments damaged in 2-alarm blaze

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A two-alarm fire damaged an apartment complex in the Cypress area Sunday.

The Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department was called to the apartments in the 8700 block of Point Park at Point North West around 3:30pm Sunday.

When they arrived, flames were shooting from the second and third floors of the complex.

First responders made a fast attack, but the flames were spreading through a common attic in the building, officials said. A second alarm was pulled for additional manpower and resources.

Officials said about eight to 12 units were affected. Six units were damaged by fire, and all 12 apartments sustained extensive water damage.

One firefighter had breathing problems and had to be rescued. He was treated at the scene and released.

No other injuries were reported.

Cy-Fair VFD is working with apartment managers and Red Cross to relocate displaced residents.

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