Beyoncé had a great year. The songstress released Act I of ‘Renaissance’ in 2022, which smashed chart records with all the tracks climbing on the charts. The album is an homage to the LGBTQIA+ community and the ballroom tradition that became a refuge for folks to express themselves in a rather oppressive world. At the beginning of 2023, she created history by being the most awarded person at the Grammys.
In 2023, Beyoncé also kickstarted her ‘Renaissance World Tour’ in May 2023. The tour was highly theatrical, and Blue Ivy shone during the tour. The wardrobe, the performances, and the tour were surely a cultural reset. The ‘Formation’ singer even released the tour film in December 2023. While she had a prolific year, the year-end was a disaster for her as a fire broke out at her childhood Houston house during Christmas.
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Beyoncé’s House In Houston Was Caught On Fire During Christmas Morning
On December 25, 2023, the Houston Fire Department received a call at two in the morning after a fire broke out at the 2400 block of Rosedale Street in the Third Ward. It was Beyoncé’s childhood home that caught fire. Beyoncé’s parents, Matthew Knowles and Tina Knowles, purchased the house in 1982. The family moved out of the house before Solange was born in 1986.
The Houston house holds a very great place in the pop culture world as it is Beyoncé’s birth house. A family was living in the house when the fire broke out. Fortunately, no casualties were reported. There were young children and a family preparing for the festivities when the fire broke on the second floor of the house.
District Chief Justin Barnes praised the Houston Fire Department for putting out the fire. He said, “They did a great job. I’m going to say in less than 10 minutes, we had a really good grip on this fire.” The cause of the fire is yet to be known.
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The Singer Sang Praises About Houston
Recently, Beyoncé had a two-night ‘Renaissance World Tour’ concert in Houston, Texas, in September 2023. She also inaugurated a housing complex in the southeast of Houston’s downtown in the Third Ward. The singer always had a special place in her heart for her hometown, and she reflected it in her interview with Visit Houston.
During the interview, Beyoncé explained what she will tell her friends who have never been to Houston. She said, “When I describe Houston to friends who have never been here, I first have to tell them, no, it’s not like the country films you see on TV! I like to describe Houston as a great place to raise a family. You get nice southern people with a city atmosphere.”
The Grammy-award-winning artist added, “You can buy a great home in a price range to fit your income. The great thing is, whether you or your children are into arts, sports, music, business, etc., there is a place for you to grow into and learn all of those things right here in Houston.”
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