Firefighters in southeast Houston rescued an elderly man on Monday night from his Flamingo Drive home near Martin Luther King Boulevard as it was engulfed in flames during freezing temperatures. The Houston Fire Department reported the home was heavily damaged, but the man was safely retrieved from his bedroom, with District Chief Jason Wells saying, "He was shielding himself… while we were attacking it," according to Click2Houston.
The rescued man received immediate medical attention on the scene before being taken to a nearby trauma center, though his current condition has not been shared. Fire officials reminded residents to use space heaters cautiously and ensure smoke detectors are working, especially in frigid weather.
A fire broke out in a home as temperatures fell below freezing. "They were successfully able to locate the elderly resident inside in a bedroom. They were able to pull him out. Two teams worked together to pull him out," Wells told KHOU. Investigators are working to find the cause of the fire, and updates on the man’s condition and the fire’s origin are expected.
