{"id":109749,"date":"2026-01-03T19:32:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T19:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/109749\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T19:32:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T19:32:27","slug":"man-dies-after-being-pulled-from-west-houston-house-fire-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/109749\/","title":{"rendered":"Man dies after being pulled from west Houston house fire, officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">HOUSTON &#8211; Houston Fire officials reported a second fatal house fire following an incident in west Houston on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>   West Houston: Willow Lake Drive fire <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/g9wwwdiweaagitc.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-0dea8073=\"\">Fatal house fire on Willow Lake in southwest Houston (Photo credit: Houston Fire Department) <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HoustonFireDept\/posts\/pfbid0miznFbv7jx34UzUFd5uBMiCBmZpHUa1sZ5kixW14KjXwbyFpDicFeT8c5zYSSSy1l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Officials say<\/a> they were called at about 8 a.m. Saturday to a home <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/2300+Willow+Lake,+Houston,+TX+77077\/@29.7435863,-95.6030152,15.79z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x8640dc8d35bb7821:0xaedd4aed088aa613!8m2!3d29.7409905!4d-95.5948776?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoKLDEwMDc5MjA2N0gBUAM%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">on Willow Lake Drive<\/a>, near Westheimer Road and Shadowbriar Drive.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Crews reportedly found an elderly man in the home and brought him out, but he was later pronounced deceased.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Officials say the man lived in the home by himself.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The victim has not been identified at this time.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The cause of the fire is under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>  Another deadly fire Saturday <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Dig deeper:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">As Houston Fire mentioned, this is the second fatal house fire reported in the city on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The first was in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/news\/houston-fire-southmont-street-2026-january\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Houston&#8217;s South Park area at about 3 a.m.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Firefighters put out the flames, then found one person deceased in the home.<\/p>\n<p>  Fire safety <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What you can do:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Houston Fire officials are reminding others to have an emergency plan, check your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and know who to call during an emergency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Houston Fire Department and previous FOX 26 reporting.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/houston-fire-department\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Fire Department<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/houston\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON &#8211; 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