Man breaks into north Houston house, barricades himself inside as it burns, police say
A man barricaded himself in a burning home early Tuesday in north Houston, according to Metro Video Services.
The Houston Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire around 1:15 a.m. near the intersection of Bonita Street and Denmark Street. They arrived and found fire coming out of the windows of the house, Metro Video Services reported. A man in the house would not come out and refused to let firefighters in, prompting the fire department to call on help from the Houston Police Department. It's not yet clear if the man started the fire.The man reportedly blocked the front door with a refrigerator and other furniture. By the time emergency responders made it in the house, the man had collapsed from smoke inhalation, according to Metro Video Services.
Later investigation found the man was not in his own home and had broken in, Metro Video Services reported. He was brought to a hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. Charges are expected to be filed against him once he is out of the hospital.
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