Fire investigators are working to determine if fireworks caused several house fires in Fort Worth on the Fourth of July. One of the fires happened in the 5500 block of Curzon Avenue near Highway 377 on Saturday night. Neighbors reported seeing a group of people setting off fireworks in the middle of the street. Not long after the fireworks were set off, a nearby home caught fire.
Curzon Avenue Fire Details
One person was taken to the hospital to be treated for burns. At least four people were displaced. A firefighter was also treated on the scene for heat exhaustion.
Another fire broke out on 7th Avenue, with firefighters battling a blaze that consumed several structures. The Fort Worth Fire Department got several 911 calls about both a commercial and a residential fire. One person was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.
Original reporting: Dallas – Ft. Worth Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
