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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 06/09/2017
Apartment Fire in Southwest Houston
WHAT:
Apartment Fire in Southwest Houston               
WHEN:
Sunday, June 4, 2017 3:44 p.m. 
WHERE:
3400 Woodchase Dr., Houston Texas 77042
 
INJURIES:
No injuries reported    
DAMAGE:
Estimated 25,000.00 in damage
CAUSE:
The cause of the fire is believed to be weather related   
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Details:  Firefighters arrived to find smoke and fire coming from a large exterior roof vent of a three-story apartment building.  Crews entered the third floor of the building and found fire in a void space between the roof and ceiling.  The fire was quickly extinguished.  Firefighters began smoke removal operations and checked the structure for possible fire extension.  None was found.  No injuries were reported.  This incident was deemed under control and tapped out at 4:24 p.m.  37 HFD units responded to this incident. 
 

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