VIDEO: Firefighters rescue family from intense Houston fire

Monday, February 26, 2018
Family rescued fire
A woman and her three children were rescued from the balcony of their apartment as flames spread through the building.

HOUSTON, Texas -- Three children and a woman were rescued from a fast-moving apartment fire in Houston, Texas.



ABC13's Jeff Ehling provides insights from the scene of a 3-alarm apartment fire in northwest Harris County.


The fire started in building nine of the Cornerstone Village Apartments around 1:30 a.m. Monday.



It quickly spread to three alarms.



Firefighters were able to rescue a woman and her children from a second-floor window.



Incredible video captured the family being brought down a ladder from a back balcony while the flames raged behind them.



Just before 4 a.m., a puppy was also rescued from the building.




One building collapsed because of the fire damage and is a total loss.



Sixteen units were destroyed.



A cause is not known at this time.



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