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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 05/22/2018
House Fire in Greater Fifth Ward Area of Northeast Houston
WHAT:
House Fire
WHEN:
May 19, 2018 at 4:05 p.m.
WHERE:
2400 block of Bringhurst St, 77026
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
$24 thousand in estimated property saved
DAMAGE:
$21 thousand in estimated damage
CAUSE:
Electrical
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene to find heavy fire coming from the side of a small one-story home. All of the occupants had safely escaped and were examined by HFD EMS. Witnesses said they saw fire coming from the power feed from the electrical line into the house which was arcing upon HFDs arrival. The American Red Cross was notified and salvage and overhaul operations were performed. Crews from Stations 7, 8, 9, 12, 15, 18, 19 27 and 30 responded to this incident.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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