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1 dead in early morning weekend house fire

1 dead in early morning weekend house fire

One person was killed following a weekend house fire in Houston.

According to the Houston Fire Department, the fire broke out Sunday morning in the 900 block of West Little York Road.

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Officials said they arrived to find smoke coming from a two-story home and went inside.

During an initial search, firefighters spotted an unconscious person inside the house.

That person was taken to hospital where they later died.

30 firefighters from different fire stations were able to contain the fire.

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HFD arson investigators were called to the scene to investigate.

The cause of the fire is unknown.