Smoked brisket causes house fire in north Houston

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A man's smoked brisket is to blame Monday for a heavy fire that ignited in the patio of a north Houston home.

Houston Fire Department Chief Deputy Blake White said responders arrived on the scene at the 200 block of Noras Lane around 3 a.m. to find a one-story home heavily inundated with fire and smoke.

The fire spread to the trailer in the back of the home, he said.

According to the homeowner, the family was smoking a brisket overnight on the deck when it somehow caught fire, White said.

Everyone was able to exit the home safely and there were no reported injuries.

The Red Cross was on scene to assist the family, who lost all of their belongings in the fire, White said.

The investigation is ongoing.

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