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Duplex Fire in Kashmere Gardens Area
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April 19, 2019 at 3:55 a.m.
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3800 block of Wipprecht St, 77026
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$55 thousand in estimated property saved
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$20 thousand in estimated damage
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Failure of equipment or heat source
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Firefighters arrived on scene with smoke coming from the eaves of a duplex. They forced entry into a vacant unit and worked to extinguish the fire. Crews then checked for extension in the second unit. Multiple breakers had tripped and the fire started inside a wall and spread into the attic space, then moved to the eve line. Firefighters from Stations 19, 34, 9, 12, 17 and 30 responded to this incident.
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Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
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