A video sent to ABC13 showed water gushing from a construction zone area in the roadway, which was slowly becoming submerged.

The Houston Police Department and the Houston Fire Department took advantage of the snowfall that fell across the Houston area early Tuesday morning and took part in a snowball fight.

As Houston braces for the incoming winter storm, officials are warning about possible carbon monoxide poising if people use generators to heat their homes

A crash involving a fire engine Thursday evening in north Houston has sent three people to the hospital, according to the Houston Fire Department.

HOUSTON — A Houston firefighter was rushed to the emergency room after being injured while battling a fire at a Galleria-area apartment complex on Thursday. The fire broke out at the complex on Bering Drive near Chimney Rock.

City offices will remain closed on Wednesday, and Mayor Whitmire urged everyone to stay home, at least in the morning, until the temperature rises and the ice melts. Houston Fire Chief Thomas Munoz echoed the mayor’s sentiments and also put out a warning about heating homes safely.

Officials are asking the public to stay home if they can. HOUSTON - Houston roads are still icy on Wednesday morning with dozens of trouble spots being reported. A look at road conditions across the Houston area after black ice formed overnight.

More than 135 firefighters, emergency management and medical personnel from Texas, along with more than 45 fire engines, ambulances, command vehicles and equipment, have been deployed to the Los Angeles area.

The Houston Fire Department will join more than 135 emergency responders deployed Jan. 11 to help fight the ongoing wildfires in California.

HOUSTON - A Houston Fire Department engine was involved in a crash on Thursday afternoon. Officials have confirmed the fire engine was called out to a crash at West Little York and Shepherd involving extraction just after 5:15 p.m. Officials stated the engine, Engine 67, was coming from a call when the crash occurred.

HOUSTON — Funeral arrangements have been set for Houston Fire Captain Aaron Rios. Rio, 46, died Jan. 8 following an off-duty medical emergency, according to the Houston Fire Department.