Harvey sparks fire in Corpus Christi, town home in flames, dramatic video shows
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A town home in Corpus Christi, Texas, went up in flames Saturday as Hurricane Harvey pummeled the area, a dramatic video showed.
Fox News’ Rob Schmitt was on the scene of the fire near Padre Island in Corpus Christi. Schmitt said the area where the fire occurred was under a voluntary evacuation, but it appeared that there was no one in the residence at the time of the fire.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Schmitt reported that a few Jeep Wranglers were “melted” as well as a pickup truck. Schmitt said fire officials have not determined the cause of the fire, but he reported that a few power lines were down across the street from the blaze.
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Schmitt said fire crews were going to let the fire “fizzle out” and let the rain put it out.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Corpus Christi fire chief told Schmitt that the fire was much larger when he first arrived at the scene.