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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 06/16/2017
Apartment Fire in Southeast Houston
WHAT:
Apartment Fire in Southeast Houston               
WHEN:
Monday, June 12, 2017 7:54 p.m.
WHERE:
5220 Scott St., Houston Texas  77004
INJURIES:
No injuries reported    
DAMAGE:
Estimated $100,000 in damage
CAUSE:
The cause of the fire was deemed unintentional
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Details:  Firefighters arrived on scene of a reported apartment fire.  After investigating, firefighters concluded that the sprinkler head in the kitchen was activated and the fire was extinguished prior to HFD arrival.  Water affected the fire unit on the third floor and the first and second floor units below.  Firefighters shut down the sprinkler system and began water removal operations for all three floors.  No injuries were reported.   2 HFD units responded to this incident.
 

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