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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 01/07/2019
Garage Apartment Fire in Greater Heights Area
WHAT:
Garage Apartment Fire
WHEN:
January 3, 2019 at 2:09 p.m.
WHERE:
900 block of Harvard St, 77008
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
$630 thousand in estimated property saved.
DAMAGE:
$12 thousand in estimated damage.
CAUSE:
HFD Arson investigators ruled the cause as accidental.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene to find smoke coming from the second floor of a 2-story detached garage. They began an attack on the fire and conducted a search of the apartment garage. The fire was nocked down and was contained to the kitchen/attic area of the apartment. The owner advised they had just had the power turned back on to the apartment. HFD Arson investigators were requested to determine the cause and origin of the fire. Crews from Stations 11, 15, 16, 19, 31, 6, 9 and 62 responded to this incident.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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