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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 09/21/2018
Apartment Fire in Westchase Area
WHAT:
Apartment Fire
WHEN:
September 20, 2018 at 6:32 p.m.
WHERE:
10881 Richmond Ave, 77042
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
Firefighters prevented spread of the fire to the apartments.
DAMAGE:
Damage contained to area of origin.
CAUSE:
Unintentional – cutting, welding too close to combustible
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters from Station 83 arrived on scene with light smoke coming from an apartment building. A small fire was found coming from the outside wall next to a metal railing. They knocked the fire down and checked for extension inside of the unit. There was no fire extension. Maintenance personal had been welding the rail to the wall.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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