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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 03/07/2019
House Fire in Greater OST / South Union Area
WHAT:
House Fire
WHEN:
March 1, 2019 at 5:19 a.m.
WHERE:
6800 block of New York St, 77021
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
$18 thousand in estimated property saved
DAMAGE:
$30 thousand in estimated damage
CAUSE:
HFD Arson investigators ruled the cause as incendiary
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene with heavy smoke coming from a 1-story home. They began an attack on the fire and checked the nearby exposures. A primary search was completed, and the fire was extinguished. The owner stated that the utilities had been turned off for about a month and the home was to be renovated. HFD Arson investigators were requested to determine the cause and origin of the fire. Crews from Stations 23, 26, 46, 25, 35, 40, 33 and 24 responded to this incident. 

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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