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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 01/10/2019
Apartment Fire in Gulfton Area
WHAT:
Apartment Fire
WHEN:
January 5, 2019 at 12:55 a.m.
WHERE:
5815 Gulfton St, 77081
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
$2 thousand in estimated property saved
DAMAGE:
$8,500 in estimated damage
CAUSE:
Failure of equipment or heat source
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene with smoke coming from the roof of an apartment building. Light smoke was found inside an apartment unit with the vent fan in a bathroom ceiling on fire.  Firefighters also checked the roof and found fire coming from the vent pipe. An access hole was cut and the fire was extinguished. Crews from Stations 28, 21, 68, 2, 37, 51, 60 and 24 responded to this incident.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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