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House Fire in Alief Area of Houston
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August 8, 2018 at 5:18 p.m.
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10500 block of Chapel Hill Dr, 77099
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Contained to area of origin
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$1 thousand in estimated damage
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Unintentional – electrical short
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Firefighters arrived on scene to find nothing showing from a 2-story home. The front door was open and the residence were safely outside. Light smoke was found inside the home and upon investigation, the crew of Ladder 76 found heat in a garage form an electric water heater. The water heater appeared to have been damaged by a water leak, shorting out its electrical control module and burning the insulation next to it. No fire extension was found.
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