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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 04/23/2019
House Fire in East Houston Area
WHAT:
House Fire
WHEN:
April 19, 2019 at 9:36 a.m.
WHERE:
9900 block of Valley Wind Dr, 77078
INJURIES:
1 civilian transported to the hospital
PROPERTY SAVED:
$75 thousand in estimated property saved
DAMAGE:
$35 thousand in estimated damage
CAUSE:
intentional
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene with heavy fire coming from the garage and windows of a 1-story brick house. They forced opened locked burglar bars over the front door and reset the fire before making entry. Firefighters conducted a primary search and pulled ceiling to extinguish fire extending into the attic. EMS crews treated a burned patient in police custody and transported the individual to the hospital with a HPD escort. Crews from Stations 32, 15, 34, 45, 32, 43, 56, 30 and Rescue 42 responded to this incident. 

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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