Firefighters battled a fire that spread to at least eight structures, including homes, in south Tarrant County, according to the Rendon Fire Department.

In a series of tweets Tuesday night, the department said crews responded about 6:40 p.m. to a fire in the 5500 block of Jessica Lane.

A single-story house caught fire and the flames spread to several other nearby structures, the fire department said. Eight or nine structures were involved as of 7:35 p.m.

Three homes have been destroyed, WFAA-TV reported, and five other structures were damaged. It’s not yet known what type of structures the others were but they could include out buildings.

Firefighters initially said the blaze may have started as a grass fire, but in an update about 8:30 p.m., the Tarrant County Fire Marshal’s Office told WFAA that it might have begun in the kitchen of a home and quickly spread due to the dry conditions.

Fire officials said 911 callers were reporting structures on Bennett Lawson Road being caught by embers.

The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office was called to the scene to shut down Bennett Lawson Road in both directions, and firefighters from several nearby communities responded to help.

The fire department also reported live power lines down and propane tanks on fire.

No injuries have been reported.

About 8:20 p.m., the department reported “fire progression has slowed and crews are beginning to transition to mop up phase.” The fire was extinguished Tuesday night, but crews remained on the scene overnight to make sure the flames didn’t reignite.

One resident, Elizabeth Taylor, told WFAA she lost her home and she was at a loss for words.

“That’s all my everything,” Taylor said. “I guess I can look at the positive side and say I got rid of a lot of stuff I didn’t have to mess with.”

The Fort Worth Fire Department said in a Facebook post that its firefighters were on the scene of the Rendon fire for two and a half hours. “The responding agencies battled triple-digit heat, a water supply shortage and the combination of grass fire and structure fires during that time,” the post said.

“Extremely critical fire danger conditions continue today and are expected to continue for the foreseeable future,” the Fort Worth Fire Department said.

Since July 5, Fort Worth has seen an almost 800% increase in grassfire responses compared to this time last year.

Fort Worth firefighters also responded Tuesday night to grass and brush fires in the 4500 block of Old Decatur Road and the 3600 block of Angle Avenue, both in north Fort Worth.

This story was originally published July 26, 2022 at 8:43 PM.