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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 04/18/2017
Building Fire in Southwest Houston
WHAT:
Building Fire in Southwest Houston               
WHEN:
Monday, April 17, 2017 at 9:34 p.m.
WHERE:
200 block of Vanderpool Ln., Houston Texas  77024
INJURIES:
No injuries reported      
DAMAGE:
Estimated $6000 in structural damage.
CAUSE:
The cause of the fire was deemed unintentional
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on location of possible apartment fire.  Resident complained of smoke coming from around the oven.  Crews found fire in the outside wall behind the oven and built-in cabinetry.  The fire was extinguished and structure was checked for possible extension.  The incident was deemed under control and tapped out at 9:55 p.m.  No injuries were reported.  10 units responded to this incident.

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