The fire broke out shortly before 7:30pm at a two-story building on Brooks near Commons. The structure housed a grocery store and washateria on the first floor and neighbors tell us there were apartments on the second floor. Officials with HFD say burglar bars made any type of rescue difficult.

At this point, we don’t know what started the fire or how the three people, whose identifications are unknown, died. We have a crew on the scene and will have the very latest on Eyewitness News tonight at 10pm and here on abc13.com.

http://abclocal.go.com/

Related Content

• August 2, 2009 -- Mega Engineering: The Houston Dome.
  Plans are in progess to create Houston a 'Dome City'. Reasons being hurricanes and other natural distasters taking a toll on the city. A ver...
• December 15, 2009 -- New Music: SparkDawg featuring Paul Wall, Yung Texxus, Tum Tum & Lil Flip – “No Relationship”
  New music from Texas hip-hop artists....SparkDawg teams up with Paul Wall, Lil Flip, Yung Texxus and Tum Tum on this new track...listen to i...
• December 13, 2009 -- Mexico: Drug Cartels Siphon Liquid Gold
  Using sophisticated smuggling networks, the traffickers have transported a portion of the pilfered petroleum across the border to sell to U....
• December 12, 2009 -- Houston: Largest U.S. City to Elect Openly Gay Mayor
  Read more about this story here......
• December 3, 2009 -- Mike Mustafa: Battles Through Injury, Coaching Turmoil
  Defensive tackle Mike Mustafa (Katy, Texas/Morton Ranch) is one of several defensive line prospects in the Houston area in the 2011 class. T...
• November 30, 2009 -- NFL: Texans stumble in second half, lose to unbeaten Colts
  Read our recap of the Texans vs. Colts game, and check out The Katy Capsule's exclusive game videos and pictures......
• November 23, 2009 -- Houston: Jackson’s Doctor Returns to Work at Houston Clinic
  HOUSTON — Michael Jackson's doctor has returned to work at his Houston medical clinic for the first time since the pop star's death....
• October 20, 2009 -- Hello, hello! Allow me to introduce myself…
  Hello, one and all. Allow me to introduce myself: My name is Dennis, a 26-year-old from Houston, Texas. This, in short, is my basketball blo...
• October 15, 2009 -- Thursday: Buffalo Wild Wings Specials
  Specials: 40-cent wings on Tuesdays, 60-cent boneless wings on Mondays and Thursdays...
• October 4, 2009 -- NBA: McGrady practices with Rockets
  "McGrady’s longest stints on the floor lasted less than two minutes on the game clock. Rockets athletic trainer Keith Jones said that McGrad...