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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 08/06/2019
Apartment Fire in The Magnolia Park Area
WHAT:
Apartment Fire
WHEN:
August 5, 2019 at 6:51 a.m.
WHERE:
7598 Capitol St, 77012
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
$90 thousand in estimated property saved
DAMAGE:
$140 thousand in estimated damage
CAUSE:
Unintentional 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene with heavy fire coming from an exterior wall on the second floor of an apartment building. They began an offensive attack and conducted primary and secondary searches. The fire was extinguished and after talking with the resident it appeared the fire had started in a window A/C unit  which was plugged into an extension cord. Crews from Stations 20, 24 and 40 responded to this incident.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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