Building Fire in Greater Fifth Ward

City of Houston

HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 06/28/2018

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WHAT:

Building Fire

WHEN:

June 28, 2018 at 3:09 a.m.

WHERE:

1601 Sakowitz St, 77020

INJURIES:

No reported injuries

PROPERTY SAVED:

$98 thousand in estimated property saved

DAMAGE:

$4 thousand in estimated property damage

CAUSE:

Electrical

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Firefighters found a fire in a small building inside a warehouse and quickly extinguished it. The fire started from a short circuit of a window ac unit and was contained to a small utility building that had been converted into an office.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov