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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 09/20/2018
House Fire in East Houston
WHAT:
House Fire
WHEN:
September 19, 2018 at 5 p.m.
WHERE:
9100 block of Mesa Dr. 77078
INJURIES:
1 firefighter injured
PROPERTY SAVED:
Not Available
DAMAGE:
$30 thousand in estimated damage.
CAUSE:
The cause was ruled as incendiary by HFD Arson investigators.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene with fire coming from a home and began an offensive attack on the fire. A primary search was performed with no one found. One firefighter suffered from a back injury and was transported to a hospital. The fire was tapped out within 30 minutes and the American Red Cross was requested. HFD Arson investigators were requested to determine the cause and origin of the fire.  Crews from Stations 15, 34, 45, 32, 42, 43, 56 and 33 responded to this incident.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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