HOUSTON — KHOU 11 News has learned the 52-year-old man who suffered serious burns over nearly his entire body in an apartment fire last week has passed away.
The man had second and third degree injuries, according to the Houston Fire Department. He died at the hospital on Sunday.
Note: the video in this story is from a July 2nd broadcast, prior to the man's death
The fire was reported Thursday night at the Inwood Garden Apartments at 6110 Fairdale in the Galleria area. Neighbors said the man came out of his home engulfed in flames.
Several families were forced out of their homes. About a dozen units were impacted, it appeared. The fire was under control in about 30 minutes.
The fire department said four fighters were treated for lesser injuries, two at the hospital.
About $600,000 in damage was reported.
Two unrelated apartment fires that night
The same evening, another fire was reported about an hour later around 10 p.m at 11675 W Bellfort.
The good news there, no one was seriously hurt, but 30 to 40 people were left homeless because of it. Firefighters believe it started on the first floor and spread to the third. Families, including children, made it out unharmed.
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It took about 20 minutes to get that fire under control.
The Red Cross will be assisting the families at both fires as investigators work to determine the causes of each.