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HOUSTON<\/strong> – A woman is dead and other residents are displaced after a two-alarm fire at a southwest Houston apartment complex.<\/p>\n Houston: Apartment fire near West Bellfort, Fondren <\/p>\n What we know:<\/p>\n The fire was at a complex on Braesridge Drive<\/a>, near West Bellfort Avenue and Fondren Road. It was reported shortly before 5 p.m. Friday.<\/p>\n Houston Fire confirms a second alarm was called to bring more manpower to the scene.<\/p>\n Two-alarm fire on Braesridge Drive in southwest Houston. <\/p>\n Crews arrived to heavy smoke and fire, and the third floor was completely engulfed in flames.<\/p>\n The wind also had the fire spread to three buildings, and reports of collapsed floors and roofs made it difficult for crews to put out the fire.<\/p>\n Officials confirm one woman has been pronounced deceased.<\/p>\n Another woman was reportedly taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation. A man allegedly reported smoke inhalation and chest pain, but declined treatment.<\/p>\n Dept. Chief Shift Commander Bryan Sky-Eagle estimated 20\u201330 units were damaged by the fire, leaving multiple elderly residents displaced. Organizations are said to be on the scene assisting those residents.<\/p>\n There were reports of people missing during the fire, but officials say all \u00a0of those people are accounted for.<\/p>\n What we don’t know:<\/p>\n The deceased woman has not been identified at this time.<\/p>\n The cause of the fire is under investigation.<\/p>\n Houston FD provides free fire alarms <\/p>\n What you can do:<\/p>\n Dept. Chief Sky-Eagle says the apartment complex has a very good alarm system, and an 80-year-old resident was able to escape after her smoke alarm woke her up.<\/p>\n The deputy chief mentioned that Houstonians who can’t afford a smoke alarm can get one installed for free through the Houston Fire Department. Click here for more information<\/a>.<\/p>\n As we approach the colder months, Dept. Chief Sky-Eagle also recommends people check on their carbon monoxide detectors, especially since carbon monoxide doesn’t have a smell.<\/p>\n The Source:<\/b> Houston Fire Department<\/p>\n Houston Fire Department<\/a>Houston<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON – A woman is dead and other residents are displaced after a two-alarm fire at a southwest…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":459748,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[4345,16300,50,358,3187,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-459747","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-houston","9":"tag-houston-fire-department","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-texas","12":"tag-tx","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115751215712418737","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=459747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459747\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/459748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=459747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=459747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fire.jpg\")
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