May 20, 2024: A house fire along Memorial Drive west of I-610 clogged traffic during the afternoon rush hour. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
HOUSTON – A house fire along Memorial Drive caused traffic delays Monday during the afternoon rush hour.
The home is just west of I-610 between Carnarvon Drive and Chatsworth Drive.
From Sky 2, the damage to the home looked pretty bad. No one was hurt.
May 20, 2024: A house fire along Memorial Drive west of I-610 caused traffic delays during the afternoon rush hour. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
Houston Fire is asking people to avoid the area because a lot of their emergency vehicles are blocking roads.
@HoustonFire is currently on scene at 8827 Memorial performing extinguishment efforts on a 2-alarm house on fire. There are currently no injuries. Please avoid the area due to heavy emergency traffic. @FireChiefofHFD
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