Members of the Houston Rural Fire Department responded early Monday to a house fire east of Houston, authorities said.
The call came at about 3:10 a.m. at 16924 Highway B, one mile past the theatre.
At about 5:50 a.m., a neighbor reported the fire had fired up again.
The home was a total loss. A Houston School District instructor, Kary Harrah, was the renter of the property. Three dogs are missing. No one else was home.