HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Crews are working to put out a fire at an apartment complex in southeast Houston on Tuesday. Houston Fire Department firefighters could be seen battling the flames off the Gulf Freeway in the afternoon. SkyEye also flew over the complex, which suffered significant damage due to the flames.

The Houston Fire Department provided an update following a 3-alarm apartment fire that sparked up on Tuesday evening on Teague Road.

The Houston Fire Department remains on the scene following a 3-alarm apartment fire on Tuesday evening. Officials said the fire sparked up in the 2700 block of Teague Road around 6:15 p.m. A third alarm was called for additional manpower to fight the flames.

HOUSTON — An 18-wheeler-tanker exploded and caught fire on the US-90 Alternate entrance ramp at Fondren Saturday morning, according to the Houston Fire Department. Houston TranStar reported that the explosion and flames completely shut down the roadway headed west, as well as the three frontage road lanes.

A tanker truck caught fire Saturday morning on the US-90 Alternate entrance ramp at Fondren, according to the Houston Fire Department.

A Houston Fire Department captain had to be hospitalized after receiving burns while putting out a house fire. Investigators are working to determine if the fire was arson.

HOUSTON — A captain with the Houston Fire Department was rushed to a hospital early Thursday morning after sustaining burns while putting out a house fire in Houston's south side. The fire was at a home on Botany Lane near Leitrim Way in the Cloverland neighborhood. HFD said they first got the call at around 12:30 a.m.

The tanker was hauling over 8,800 gallons of fuel before it caught fire, killing the driver, Houston fire officials said. An investigation is underway.