A BODY FOUND IN THAT HOUSE IN THE HEIGHTS!

Houston Fire Department Arson investigators have located the remains of one person in the debris of a Heights area home.

The remains are yet to be identified pending review by the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The search continues for a second person presumed to be “unaccounted for” in connection with a fire located at 1135 Heights Boulevard at West 11th Street.

The Houston Fire Department was dispatched to the home at 3:53 a.m., today, January 3, 2011. Firefighters arrived on scene at 3:57 a.m., and found the two-story, nine-thousand square foot home engulfed in flames.

The intense fire prevented firefighters from making a primary search of the structure. Nearly 250 firefighters were called to the scene to fight the three-alarm blaze and to protect nearby homes from exposure.

The fire was tapped out at 5:30 a.m. One firefighter suffered from moderate thermal injuries and was transported to the hospital.

A second firefighter received a minor cut to his hand and was treated on-scene. Fire officials have spoken to several witnesses including one who lived at the address.

Arson investigators have yet to determine the cause of the blaze.

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