A shop behind a home in Bridge City was destroyed by fire early Thursday morning.
According to the homeowner, he left his residence in the 540 block of Jones Street to go to a nearby store when he heard a loud boom around 3 a.m. When he returned home, he discovered the shop behind his house fully engulfed in flames. He then ran to the Bridge City fire station which was nearby to get help.
Orange County ESD No. 2 firefighters responded and found the structure heavily engulfed, with smoke and flames coming from the building.
The homeowner told firefighters the shop contained tools and older items and had no electricity running to the structure.
Mutual aid was requested from the West Orange Fire Department and Orange County ESD 3 and 4.
No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by Orange County ESD No. 2 Fire Marshal Elgin Browning.
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