A fire at a Deluxe Inn hotel injured two people in Third Ward overnight, according to the Houston Fire Department.
Houston firefighters responded to the hotel at 2613 Truxillo Street, where a fire damaged 20 units shortly after midnight Monday, authorities said. They found two victims who evacuated the building — one was in critical condition with major burns and smoke inhalation, and the other was stable with smoke inhalation and some burns, Deputy Chief Bryan Sky-Eagle said.
A call first reported the fire at 12:01 a.m., and fire crews arrived at the scene in three to four minutes, Sky-Eagle said.
“That fast response saved a lot of damage,” he said in a briefing that OnScene TV filmed. “This situation could have been a lot worse.”
Arson investigators responded to the scene with accelerant canines to investigate the cause, Sky-Eagle said. He added that the rooms’ windows were six feet high, which made it harder to get out.
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