Woman dies after firefighters pull her out of burning north Houston home

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman pulled from a burning home in north Houston died from serious injuries Monday morning, firefighters said.

The Houston Fire Department responded to the fire in the area of Pointer and Crosstimbers streets at about 9 a.m.

According to HFD, heavy fire was coming from the home where an elderly woman was inside at the time.

Firefighters were able to get the woman out, but she suffered serious injures and died, HFD said.

There were no firefighters injured, but the fire department said some of its equipment was severely damaged from the heat of the fire.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.