Crews shifted from an interior attack to defensive operations as they worked to fully extinguish the blaze
A Houston firefighter was hospitalized with a twisted ankle while battling a fire at an abandoned former school building on Center Street late Saturday night. (OnScene, Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.)
HOUSTON – A Houston firefighter was taken to a local hospital after suffering a twisted ankle while crews battled an abandoned building fire late Saturday at a former school on Center Street.
Houston Fire Department crews were dispatched around 11:45 p.m. to the 3200 block of Center Street and arrived to find flames inside the structure.
Firefighters initially went in offensively, then later pulled back and switched to defensive operations.
Crews are expected to stay on scene into the morning to fully extinguish the fire. The cause remains under investigation.
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About the AuthorChristian Hudspeth
Christian Hudspeth is a Houston native who joined KPRC 2 News in December 2025. Christian began his news career at KTRK in 2022 before moving to newsrooms in Waco, Texas (KXXV), Las Vegas, Nevada (KTNV), and now back to H-Town. He earned his BA at the University of Houston Jack J. Valenti School of Communication in 2023.