Fort Worth firefighters battled a blaze that displaced seven people, including a child, early Wednesday, March 25. The fire also caused moderate damage to a neighboring house.
Fort Worth Fire Department
An accidental house fire displaced seven people, including one child, early Wednesday in south Fort Worth.
Firefighters responded to the 2900 block of 8th Avenue shortly after 4 a.m. Flames were already coming from the one-story house and three cars were burning in the driveway, fire officials said on social media.
Shortly after 4am today, the Fort Worth Fire Department Fire Alarm Office received multiple calls about a house fire in the 2900 block of 8th Avenue. As the first crews arrived to the scene, they saw heavy fire from the front of a one-story home as well as three cars on fire in… pic.twitter.com/1ZoO1qtc9X
— Fort Worth Fire Department (@FortWorthFire) March 25, 2026
It took about 25 minutes to get the blaze under control. Two vehicles next door also caught fire, and the house next door suffered moderate damage, according to the post.
No injuries were reported, officials said. The one-story house and five vehicles were destroyed by the blaze.
Five vehicles were destroyed in an early morning house fire in south Fort Worth on Wednesday, March 25. Officials say the blaze was accidental. Glen E Ellman Fort Worth Fire Department
Six adults and one child were displaced, and the American Red Cross responded to help them.
Investigators believe the cause of the fire was accidental, according to the post.
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