HOUSTON --
Two Houston firefighters were sent to a hospital after battling a massive house fire in southwest Houston on Wednesday night.
The firefighters were two of about 80 fighting fires at two homes on Watts Street at Morningside Drive about 6:20 p.m.
Fire officials said the two firefighters got too hot in their giant protective gear while fighting the fire.
"We had a couple of firefighters that had some heat issues -- heat exhaustion. We initially didn't think we were going to have to transport, but we ended up transporting both of them. They appear to be fine, but they needed to be hydrated and got to get them into some cool air conditioning," said Deputy Chief Blake White of the Houston Fire Department.
Firefighters said they think the fire started at 2411 Watts Street and spread to the home next door. The people who live there were all home but got out and were not hurt.
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