Apartment Fire in Gulfton Area of Southwest Houston

City of Houston

HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 07/17/2018

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WHAT:

Apartment Fire

WHEN:

July 13, 2018 at 11:43 p.m.

WHERE:

6681 Atwell Dr, 77081

INJURIES:

No reported injuries

PROPERTY SAVED:

$203 thousand in estimated property saved

DAMAGE:

$7 thousand in estimated damage

CAUSE:

The cause was ruled as incendiary by HFD Arson Investigators

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Firefighters arrived on scene to find a stack of pallets on fire next to an apartment building. The fire appeared to be spreading to the apartments. Firefighters worked to protect the apartment units and knocked down the fire. Several units suffered exterior damage. Firefighters from Stations 51, 28, 37, 68, and 2 responded to this incident.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov