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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 07/17/2018
Apartment Fire in Braeburn Area of Southwest Houston
WHAT:
Apartment Fire
WHEN:
July 12, 2018 at 12:10 a.m.
WHERE:
8917 S. Gessner Rd, 77074
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
Contained to one apartment unit
DAMAGE:
Contained to one apartment unit
CAUSE:
The cause was ruled accidental by HFD Arson Investigators.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene to find smoking coming from a first floor apartment unit. Crews began an offensive attack on the fire and conducted a primary search in the adjoining apartment units. The fire was knocked down with no extension into any of the other units.  The occupant was alerted by a smoke alarm and found a fire in the kitchen. The American Red Cross was requested to assist the resident. Firefighters from Stations 68, 51, 82, 73, 28 and 2 responded to this incident.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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