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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 08/10/2018
House Fire in Greater Heights Area of Houston
WHAT:
House Fire
WHEN:
August 9, 2018 at 11:28 p.m.
WHERE:
500 block of W. 22nd Street, 77008
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
$779 thousand in estimated property saved
DAMAGE:
$31 thousand in estimated damage
CAUSE:
Unintentional
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene with nothing showing from a 2-story home. Neighbors reported fire coming from a back-upstairs window. The crew of Engine 15 forced entry into the home and found the home full of smoke. The crew of Ladder 31 located a fire on the second floor in a closet and extinguished the fire. A dust collection bag on a floor sander had caught fire and dropped to the floor catching the floor on fire.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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