July 4 fires damages multiple Fort Worth homes

The Brief

  • Fort Worth officials are investigating whether Fourth of July fireworks sparked several house fires on Saturday night.
  • Two residents were treated for injuries (burns and smoke inhalation), while one firefighter was treated on-scene for heat exhaustion.
  • The official causes of the blazes on both Curzon Avenue and 7th Avenue remain under investigation.

FORT WORTH, Texas Fire investigators are working to determine if fireworks caused several house fires in Fort Worth on the Fourth of July.

Curzon Avenue Fire

What we know:

One of the fires happened in the 5500 block of Curzon Avenue near Highway 377 on Saturday night.

Neighbors reported seeing a group of people setting off fireworks in the middle of the street. Not long after the fireworks were set off, a nearby home caught fire.

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