Fire tears through Meyerland apartment complex, about 50 residents displaced

A major fire tore through an apartment complex on Braesvalley Drive in Meyerland early Thursday, displacing about 50 residents.

Around 2:30 a.m., Houston firefighters arrived at an apartment complex and found heavy smoke and neighbors trying to escape in the middle of a storm.

Deputy Chief Brian Sky Eagle said crews saw an “active evacuation” already underway when they pulled up. Many residents are older, use wheelchairs, or rely on oxygen, so firefighters focused first on helping people get out safely.

Chief Sky Eagle said crews ran into a serious water problem inside the complex.

He explained there were no working hydrants in the interior courtyard. Firefighters then reached for a hydrant on the street, which they found broken. That forced crews to stretch heavy hose lines down the r