Beyonce's childhood home in Houston catches fire on Christmas morning

Beyoncé’s childhood home caught fire early on Christmas morning, though the family living there escaped safely.

The fire was reported at about 2 a.m. Monday and the Houston Fire Department arrived on the scene of the two-story brick house within three to five minutes, the Houston Chronicle reported.

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“We had it contained in about 10 minutes,” Houston Fire Department District Chief Justin Barnes told the newspaper. He added, ‘They did a great job. I’m going to say in less than 10 minutes, we had a really good grip on this fire.” Beyoncé Knowles’ family bought the home on the 2400 block of Rosedale in 1982 and Beyoncé lived there until she was 5 years old. She was seen taking photos of the property when she was in her hometown for her Renaissance World Tour.

The home in the historic Riverside Terrace neighbourhood was built in 1946. A message sent to Beyoncé‘s publicist was not immediately returned late Monday. The cause of the blaze was under investigation.

Keith Rosen, who has been running Beyonce tours since 2017, said, ‘People who go on these tours are Beyonce devotees, fanatics. Going to see that home where she first lived is like going to Bethlehem – the birthplace of their leader.’

‘This is one of the two most popular stops on the tour, the other being the home on Parkwood, where the family lived after moving out of the Rosedale home. Almost 100% of people get out for me to take their photo, to take selfies.’