CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Corpus Christi firefighters said an investigation is underway after a house fire ignited at the 600 block of Delaine Drive.
According to fire crews, the first fire ignited around 4:15 a.m. Monday morning and firefighters were able to get the fire out just before 5:00 a.m.
Firefighters said the first fire on Delaine is still being investigated, but preliminary investigation reveals the electrical hookup could be faulty.
Fire crews found the homeowner unconscious and unresponsive inside a restroom in the residence. The homeowner was transported to Spohn Shoreline, where he remains in the Intensive Care Unit. A second fire broke out at the same residence on Monday morning, which was an extension of the first fire.
Fire crews also responded to another house fire at Fort Worth Street and Grant Place just before 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The fire on Grant Place started in the interior of the garage between the washer and electrical plug-in for the dryer. According to investigators, the fire was accidental in nature.
Corpus Christi firefighters said the fires were not related, and no one was inside the home at the time the fire broke out on Grant Place.
