{"id":5982,"date":"2026-06-30T14:31:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5982"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:31:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:31:26","slug":"houston-apartment-residents-rescued-from-balconies-amid-2-alarm-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5982","title":{"rendered":"Houston apartment residents rescued from balconies amid 2-alarm fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON<\/strong> – <\/span>Firefighters rescued several residents from apartment balconies on Tuesday morning during a 2-alarm fire at a complex on Houston\u2019s south side.<\/p>

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What we know:<\/p>

The fire was reported shortly after 6 a.m. at the apartment complex at Westridge Street and Main Street, just north of the South Loop.<\/p>

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Firefighters arrived to find residents on their balconies on the second and third floors as smoke and flames spread through the building.<\/p>

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Firefighters called for more units, and crews helped rescue around 20 residents, officials say.<\/p>

One firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion but was not taken to the hospital.<\/p>

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What we don’t know:<\/p>

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.<\/p> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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