Family Of 4 Impacted By Fire After Buying Beyonce’s Childhood Home

Beyonce's childhood home in Houston caught on fire during the early hours of Christmas Day, prompting an investigation into what caused the flames.

A family who resides in Beyonce’s old family home in Houston is dealing with a Christmas Day tragedy. The house the singer grew up in lit up in flames from a fire sparked on the holiday.

According to the Houston Chronicle, the incendiary incident occurred in the early hours of Christmas morning, approximately at 2 a.m. on Dec. 25. The family of four who lives in the Third Ward abode were awakened by the blaze, calling firefighters as they evacuated the home. Fortunately for the new homeowners, consisting of the couple and their two younger children, no one was injured from the fire.

Firefighters quelled the flames, predominantly located on the second floor of the two-story brick home, in around 10 minutes, as confirmed by the Houston Fire Department District Chief Justin Barnes. However, while the main flames were extinguished relatively quickly, firefighters had to enter the attic to fully contain it.

The home itself, built in 1946, is relatively historic for reasons outside its famous past occupant. The three-bed, three-bath space boasts nearly 3,000 square feet, and was last sold in 2019 for $450,000. According to Zillow, the single family residence has since increased in value since it was last on the market, now valued at over $550k.

Beyonce lived at the residence in the Riverside Terrance neighborhood from 1982 until her early years. The singer has frequently referred to her H-town upbringing in numerous songs, and visited her childhood home while at the two-show Houston stop on her record-breaking Renaissance World Tour. The home is known to Beyonce’s fanbase, deemed the Beyhive, as a landmark fixture in the entertainer’s history, often visited by dedicated fans to pay homage as well.

An investigation to what caused the fire, and if it has any relation to the star, is still ongoing, with the extent of the damage done being unclear.