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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 05/21/2019
Apartment Fire in Downtown Area
WHAT:
Apartment fire
WHEN:
May 17, 2019 at 3:05 p.m.
WHERE:
610 Saint Emanuel St, 77003
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
$5,800,000 in estimated property saved
DAMAGE:
$200 thousand in estimated damage
CAUSE:
Electrical
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene with smoke coming from the third floor apartment of a 4-story apartment building and began an attack. A primary search was conducted and several floors of the building were evacuated. The fire was controlled and crews conducted salvage and overhaul. Firefighters from Stations 19, 8, 17, 18, 6 and 7 responded to this incident.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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