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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 11/05/2018
House Fire in Greater OST / South Union Area
WHAT:
House Fire
WHEN:
October 29, 2018 at 12:54 a.m.
WHERE:
4900 block of Culmore Dr, 77021
INJURIES:
No reported injuries.
PROPERTY SAVED:
$85 thousand in estimated property saved.
DAMAGE:
$60 thousand in estimated damage.
CAUSE:
HFD Arson investigators ruled the cause as accidental.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene to find heavy smoke coming from the side of a one-story home and began an offensive attack. A gas line ruptured in the attic fueling the fire and a defensive attack on the fire was requested. Once the fire was controlled crews conducted a search of the home with no victims found. HFD Arson investigators were requested to determine the cause and origin of the fire. The American Red Cross was requested to assist the residents. Crews from Stations 23, 26, 46, 25, 40 and 24 responded to this incident.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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