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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 09/17/2018
Apartment Fire in Acres Home Area of Houston
WHAT:
Apartment Fire
WHEN:
September 15, 2018 at 9:14 a.m.
WHERE:
790 West Little York Rd, 77091
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
Fire contained to room of origin.
DAMAGE:
$3 thousand in estimated damage.
CAUSE:
Unintentional
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene to find no smoke or fire visible. Upon entering the apartment, they encountered light smoke. A fire had started in the bedroom and the sprinkler system activated, extinguishing the fire prior to the fire department’s arrival. Crews checked for extension and found none. The fire appeared to have originated from a nightlight plugged into a wall outlet near a bed which caught the bed, sheets and blinds on fire. Firefighters from Stations 67, 31, and 58 responded to this incident.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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