THE COLONY, Texas — Fire investigators in The Colony believe a four-alarm fire that damaged and destroyed several homes is "suspicious in nature."
According to officials, firefighters were called around 2 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14, to put out a fire that impacted homes in the 5200 block of Gibson Drive.
Officials raised four alarms for the blaze to bring in more help. Those at the scene told WFAA that the alarms were due to wind and heat conditions.
"My mom came out and she was like, oh my gosh," said Sebastian Estrada. He told WFAA his family lives across the street from where the fire started and was startled awake by a neighbor banging on their door.
"I came out to see what was going on," Estrada said. "I was right here at my door and I was recording as it was getting worse."
His video shows the raging flames.
"My sister and mom said they were scared. It was like, windy," he said.
Firefighters said it was the wind – coupled with high temperatures – that aided the spread of the fire first to the house next door, then to another home in an adjacent lot.
Fire officials said one of the homes was reportedly vacant and that four total occupants in the other two homes were accounted for.
One minor injury to a paramedic was reported, who received treatment at a medical facility as a precaution.
Ten hours after the blaze, firefighters remained on scene to monitor hotspots and to determine a cause, and on Wednesday, Aug. 16, revealed the fire was "suspicious."
Firefighters from Little Elm, Frisco, Carrollton, Plano, and Lewisville also responded.
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