TYLER, Texas — A house was destroyed in an Tuesday morning fire in Tyler.
According to the Tyler Police Department, the fire broke out around 5:50 a.m., at the intersection of Belvedere Blvd. and N. Parkdale Dr., near Fun Forest Park.
The Tyler Fire Department says the fire was caused by a generator being too close to a combustible material. The homeowner was hospitalized with second-degree burns after he tried to put out the fire himself.
The fire has since been extinguished.
This is a developing story and CBS19 will update this article as more information becomes available.