Houston Building Collapses in Blaze

The cause remains under investigation.
Oct. 31, 2008

HOUSTON --

An intense fire caused an apartment building to collapse on Friday, KPRC Local 2 reported.

The three-alarm fire broke out at a complex on Bissonnet Street near Rampart Street at about 4:45 a.m.

Houston firefighters said the flames spread through a shared attic.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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