Another day, another apartment-complex fire for area authorities to fight:
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Early Sunday morning, police reportedly responded to a destructive 2-alarm fire at an apartment complex on Ella Boulevard in north Harris County.
Dispatchers said they sent several units to the scene around 5:30 a.m.
Apartment fire at Ella Blvd and Clear Valley contained. Investigations underway with Red Cross on scene. Road closures in area please avoid area, if possible, at this time.
— Mark Herman, Harris County Constable Precinct 4 (@Pct4Constable) December 31, 2017
As of early morning, fire officials said they could not to enter any units, but they did not believe any residents to be trapped.
Authorities are investigating a cause.
This week, typical of wintertime when fires peak, is particularly active for arson investigators:
A motel fire displaced guests at a motel in northwest Houston sevearl days ago, while another south Houston fire destroyed the 30-unit Ashton Place Apartments, leaving around 70 residents homeless.
This is a developing story.
Stay safe this New Year, Houston.
BREAKING: Crew battling a huge apartment fire in north Harris County. https://t.co/fzvAXy2zlN pic.twitter.com/kTDYKNqHPD
— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) December 31, 2017