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INTENSE PHOTOS: Abandoned northeast Houston home covered in flames

Abandoned home in NE Houston covered in flames (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

HOUSTON – Authorities in northeast Houston are looking into what caused an abandoned home to catch on fire after it was heavily engulfed in flames.

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The Houston Fire Department was called a little after 1 a.m. to a home on Romea Street and Wayside Drive off 610.

Abandoned home in NE Houston covered in flames (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Investigators believe the house is abandoned but when they arrived, saw it completely covered in flames. Firefighters also said they had water supply issues and were forced to bring water tankers in to get it under control.

Abandoned home in NE Houston covered in flames (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

No injuries were reported and it’s unclear what caused the blaze, but an investigation continues.


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Historian, educator, writer, expert on "The Simpsons," amateur photographer, essayist, film & tv reviewer and race/religious identity scholar. Joined KPRC 2 in Spring 2024 but has been featured in various online newspapers and in the Journal of South Texas' Fall 2019 issue.

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