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Intense fire destroys home, injures firefighter in north Harris County

The firefighter is being treated for a broken ankle, a neighbor was also taken to the hospital to be checked out.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Fire investigators are trying to figure out what sparked intense flames that destroyed a mobile home.

The fire started Thursday just after 8:30 p.m. in the 17600 block of Bamwood Drive, in north Harris County's Ponderosa Forrest neighborhood. 

According to a spokesperson for the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office, two people including a firefighter were taken to the hospital from the scene. The firefighter is being treated for a broken ankle. 

The home is considered a total loss. A man in a nearby mobile home was also taken to the hospital, the fire marshal's office says that was as a precaution.

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