Beyoncé’s childhood home in Houston catches fire on Christmas Day
Beyoncé’s childhood home in Houston caught fire in the early hours of Christmas Day, with firefighters sent to the property to put out the blaze.The star’s family purchased the house on the 2400 block of Rosedale Street in 1982 and lived there until they sold it in 1986.A fire at the property was reported at around 2am on Monday (December 25), with the Houston Fire Department sent to the scene to attend to the fire. “We had it contained in about 10 minutes,” Houston Fire Department District Chief Justin Barnes told the Houston Chronicle.The fire was on the second floor of the two-storey house and officials said the family currently living in the property had been evacuated safely and no injuries were sustained during the incident.The cause for the fire has yet to be confirmed and is under investigation, according to reports.Although Beyoncé and her family have not lived in the house for many years, it has become a landmark for her fans.