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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 05/10/2017
Apartment Fire in Southeast Houston
WHAT:
Apartment Fire in Southeast Houston               
WHEN:
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 1:10 p.m.
 
WHERE:
8601 Broadway St., Houston Texas  77061
INJURIES:
No injuries reported    
DAMAGE:
Estimated $6,000 in structural damage.
 
CAUSE:
The cause of the fire was due to unattended cooking and was deemed unintentional.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived to light smoke showing from an apartment.  Firefighters began an offensive attack and quickly extinguished the fire.  After the fire was extinguished the building was checked for any possible fire extension.  The incident was deemed under control and tapped out at 1:21 p.m.  12 units responded to this incident. 
 

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