Overview
- Fire broke out around 11 p.m. Wednesday at a townhome on Casa Grande Drive near Buckle Lane in Houston's Greenspoint area.
- Firefighters reported heavy smoke from a two-story building and sent about 60 personnel to the scene.
- Crews found two children dead inside after forcing entry into the unit, according to HFD Chief Thomas Muñoz.
- The children's mother and grandfather were outside when responders arrived and were taken to Memorial Hermann for treatment.
- Investigators say the grandfather suffered severe burns while attempting to reenter, and the cause remains under review with the victims' ages not yet released.