One Magnolia resident received citations for starting a fire that caused damage in Montgomery County.
Around 4:30 p.m., Magnolia Fire Department said an outside fire had spread to mobile homes and several other properties in Timberloch Estates in Montgomery County.
According to Montgomery County Fire Marshal's Office, a resident lit an illegal trash fire that spread quickly out of control.The fire damaged two homes and burned through yards around a dozen others, says MCFMO. FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Roku and Google Android TV!
Magnolia firefighters were able to get the fire under control around 5 p.m. with the help of mutual aid partners. At least nine homes were saved due to their actions, MCFMO said. The resident received citations for burning trash in a subdivision and reckless damage. According to MCFMO, both citations are year-round violations of Texas law regardless of whether or not a burn ban is in effect.
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