Candle blamed for apartment fire

HFD" Residents left apartment with candle still burning

HOUSTON – A fire started when a candle was left burning in an apartment, investigators said.

Fire investigators said the residents left the apartment on Westridge in southwest Houston, but they did not extinguish the candle's flame.

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The candle caught the couch on fire and spread.

No other apartment was damaged.

No one was hurt.