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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 01/16/2019
Apartment Fire in the Lawndale / Wayside Area
WHAT:
Apartment Fire
WHEN:
January 15, 2019 at 3:18 a.m.
WHERE:
1506 Lawndale Plaza, 77023
INJURIES:
One adult civilian with minor injury, not transported.
PROPERTY SAVED:
$463 thousand in estimated property saved
DAMAGE:
$52 in estimated damage
CAUSE:
HFD Arson investigators ruled the cause as accidental.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene with fire coming from the window of a first-floor unit. They extinguished the fire and conducted a primary and secondary search. The apartment was ventilated and crews conducted salvage and overhaul. Firefighters were informed that a child may have been playing with a fire source which started the fire.  HFD Arson investigators were requested to determine the cause. Crews from Stations 23, 26, 18, 20 and 24 responded to this incident.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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