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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 06/10/2019
Concession Area Fire at Minute Maid Park Stadium
WHAT:
Concession Area Fire
WHEN:
June 3, 2019 at 10:54 a.m.
WHERE:
501 Crawford, 77002
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
$45 thousand in estimated property saved
DAMAGE:
$15 thousand in estimated damage
CAUSE:
Not given
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene to find smoke coming from an open concession counter on the main floor of Minute Maid Stadium. Two sprinkler heads were dispersing water on a deep-frying unit which had caught fire. Once the fire was extinguished portable fans were used to ventilate the smoke. No extension was found in the ceiling or walls. Stadium personal reported that although no one had been using the fryer, it had been serviced earlier that day. Firefighters from Station 17 responded to this incident. 

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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