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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 06/20/2017
Apartment Fire on Kinghurst
WHAT:
Apartment Fire on Kinghurst
WHEN:
Monday June 19, 2017 at 7:31 p.m.
WHERE:
11000 Kinghurst Dr. Houston, Texas 77099
INJURIES:
No injuries reported
DAMAGE:
$7,000 in damage
CAUSE:
Failure of equipment
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Details: Firefighters responded a structure fire on Kinghurst to find smoke coming from the 2-story of a townhome. 7 units responded. The occupant stated the electricity had been cut off and had only been restored 30 minutes before the fire. Arson investigators concluded the fire was started by a window air conditioning unit. The Red Cross assisted a total of 8 displaced occupants. Six of the occupants are children.

Contact:
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