Fire damages historic home in Fort Worth’s Arlington Heights neighborhood

A fire damaged a 124-year-old home in Fort Worth’s Arlington Heights neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon, officials with the Fort Worth Fire Department said.

Fire crews were dispatched to the historic home in the 1800 block of Western Avenue, near Camp Bowie Boulevard, about 2:30 p.m., according to a post on the department’s Facebook page.

The 2.5-story wooden house had smoke coming from its eaves when crews arrived.

Crews opened the walls throughout the home and found fire contained in the voids, according to the post. The fire was contained in 20 minutes and did not spread to the rest of the house. No injuries were reported.

Probationary fire recruits training to join the department provided assistance with containing the fire, officials said.