<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Beyoncé’s childhood home caught fire early on Christmas morning, though the family living there escaped safely.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The fire was reported at about 2 a.m. Monday and the Houston Fire Department arrived on the scene of the two-story brick house within three to five minutes, the Houston Chronicle reported.</div><div><br></div><div>“We had it contained in about 10 minutes,” Houston Fire Department District Chief Justin Barnes told the newspaper.</div><div><br></div><div>Beyoncé Knowles' family bought the home on the 2400 block of Rosedale in 1982 and Beyoncé lived there until she was 5 years old. She was seen taking photos of the property when she was in her hometown for her Renaissance World Tour.</div><div><br></div><div>The home in the historic Riverside Terrace neighborhood was built in 1946.</div><div><br></div><div>A messages sent to Beyoncé's publicist was not immediately returned late Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>The cause of the blaze was under investigation. - AP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>