Office fire in Houston kills 3, injures 6

Fire broke out in a six-story office building in Houston, killing three people and injuring at least six, while many others climbed down to safety on ladders, fire officials said.

The fire broke out at the end of the business day. Flames shot out of the building’s top floors, and heavy smoke blanketed a nearby 10-lane freeway during the evening rush hour.

Firefighters found the three bodies on the building’s fifth floor, District Fire Chief T.J. Dowdy said. Two bodies were found in the same office, and the other was nearby. Three firefighters were among the injured, Dowdy said.