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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 05/29/2018
Apartment Fire in Gulfton Area of Southwest Houston
WHAT:
Apartment Fire
WHEN:
May 27, 2018 at 12:46 p.m.
WHERE:
5500 El Camino Del Rey St, 77081
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
$730 thousand in estimated property saved
DAMAGE:
$20 thousand in estimated damage
CAUSE:
Electrical
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene and found light smoke coming from an exterior electrical box and quickly knocked down the flames coming from behind a breaker box. Firefighters looked for extension in several apartments and pulled siding on the building. Minor extension of the fire was found and was extinguished. Firefighters remained on scene until Centerpoint arrived. Crews from Stations 28 responded to this incident.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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