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Kitchen Disaster

Heights restaurant goes up in flames: Long-standing favorite suffers major fire damage

By Tyler Rudick

05.01.13 | 2:32 pm

An unattended deep frying pot is to blame for a Wednesday morning fire that wrecked havoc on a popular Heights-area grocery store and restaurant. At 7 a.m., flames broke out in the kitchen ...


Dangerous Game

Serial Memorial arsonists caught: Two teens arrested, but a third fire starter still may be on loose

By Tyler Rudick

02.21.13 | 3:44 pm

A rash of mysterious blazes plaguing the Memorial area may be coming to an end, according to the Houston Fire Department. HFD captain Ruy Lozano confirms that two suspected arsonists have ...


Nearly a dozen blazes

Serial arsonist targets the Memorial area, sets fires in stairways to prevent escape

By Tyler Rudick

02.08.13 | 12:28 pm

Investigators with the Houston Fire Department are searching for a possible serial arsonist as a string of fires continues to plague the Memorial area. Since December, the suspect or suspects h ...


He's baaaaaaaack!

The One & Only: State Fair of Texas unveils new theme to highlight the return of Big Tex

By Teresa Gubbins

02.06.13 | 4:49 pm

The State Fair of Texas announced its annual theme for 2013: The One & Only. Ta-da. It's meant as a wink, a nod, an homage to Big Tex, the 52-foot icon that burned on the final Friday of th ...


three alarms

Mixed-used complex by the Galleria goes up in flames: Fire under investigation

By Tyler Rudick

01.17.13 | 12:37 pm

A three-alarm blaze swept through a Galleria-area complex Wednesday night, destroying a number of small businesses and apartments. Firefighters arrived at the scene just after 9 p.m. as flames ...


Pix of the day

Clever dog dodges certain death by hiding in a cabinet during massive house fire

By Tyler Rudick

12.14.12 | 4:17 pm

A devastating house fire in Montgomery County Thursday night saw firefighters pull a crafty small dog from the wreckage of the fast-moving blaze. The New Caney Fire Department ar ...


A Texas Tragedy

Big Tex burned beyond recognition in fast fire: Only metal skeleton of State Fair icon remains

By Claire St. Amant

10.19.12 | 11:43 am

Big Tex went out with a bang and a flash on his 60th birthday. The State Fair of Texas icon burst into flames Friday morning in Dallas. WFAA is reporting that the fire started at 10:25 a.m ...


KHOU Video

Lifesaver: Good Samaritan pulls driver from his flaming SUV in the nick of time

By Whitney Radley

10.01.12 | 11:46 am

Most passersby would likely avoid a vehicle on the verge of flames, but luckily for one Houston-area man, there was a Good Samaritan nearby to save the day when his did just that. As KHOU ...


See the KHOU Video

Popular clothing store destroyed in suspected arson fire: Owners who fought to stay open devastated

By Tyler Rudick

09.26.12 | 12:48 pm

A street wear shop on North Main caught fire early Wednesday morning, destroying nearly all of the store's merchandise and devastating the building. Arson investigators with the Houston Fi ...


Suspicious blaze

Hot nightclub goes up in flames — and firefighters see signs of arson as owner wonders why

By Tyler Rudick

09.18.12 | 5:29 pm

A suspicious early morning fire destroyed part of a popular Reliant-area nightclub, damaging several nearby businesses and launching an arson investigation led by the Houston Fire Department ( ...


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