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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 01/25/2019
Apartment Fire in Mid West Area
WHAT:
Apartment Fire
WHEN:
January 20, 2019 at 8:52 a.m.
WHERE:
2747 Briargrove Dr, 77057
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
Fire contained to unit of origin.
DAMAGE:
$35 thousand in estimated damage
CAUSE:
HFD Arson investigators ruled the cause as incendiary.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene with no smoke or fire showing, however upon investigation found smoke and fire coming from a second story window on the back parking lot side of an apartment building. They began an offensive attack and conducted a primary search. The fire was extinguished and only smoke was found on the floors above and below the unit of origin. HFD Arson investigators were requested to determined the cause and origin of the fire. Crews from Stations 28, 2, 15, 68, 3, 51, 60, 69, 83, 49, 57 and the Village Fire Department responded to this incident.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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