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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 02/18/2019
Apartment Fire in Alief Area
WHAT:
Apartment Fire
WHEN:
February 8, 2019 at 8:50 p.m.
WHERE:
6700 South Dairy Ashford, 77072
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
$298 thousand in estimated property saved
DAMAGE:
$2 thousand in estimated damage
CAUSE:
Unintentional - Electrical
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene with no smoke or fire visible from an apartment building. Upon investigation, they found a small fire between the floors in a crawl space where a heating unit / motor was located. The wiring on the unit was melted and the breaker for the unit was tripped. The firefighters secured the power and extinguished the fire. They found no extension of the fire and the scene was declared under control. Crews from Stations 76 and 83 responded to this incident. 

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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