Ver sad day in Houston.
Southwest Inn Fire

Four firefighters died battling a five-alarm blaze that ripped through a large motel on a busy highway
in southwest Houston on Friday. Five other firefighters were injured and taken to hospitals.
The Houston Fire Department said it was the single deadliest day in department history.

The fire reportedly started in the hotel's restaurant, which had been recently inspected by the health department.
Records show back in March of this year, an inspector found that a grease trap had not been cleaned a minimum
of every 90 days, as required. As far as the hotel itself, it was cited by the fire department just this past February
for several fire code violations, according to the city's inspection database.

The hotel has also been the scene of a lot of calls to police. Houston Police Department records show there
have been 53 crimes reported at that hotel from January 2012 through March of 2013.
These crimes include robberies, assaults, drugs and prostitution.