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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 01/25/2019
House Fire in South Acres / Crestmont Park Area
WHAT:
House Fire
WHEN:
January 21, 2019 at 3:39 a.m.
WHERE:
5500  block of Elm Tree Dr, 77048
INJURIES:
One firefighter suffered from heat exhaustion and was transported to the hospital
PROPERTY SAVED:
$40 thousand in estimated property saved
DAMAGE:
$70 thousand in estimated damage
CAUSE:
Unintentional - Electrical
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene to find fire coming from a house and began an offensive attack. They entered the house and found light smoke. A fire was found in the attic space and the roof was ventilated. Crews extinguished the fire and hot-spots. Firefighters from Stations 23, 46, 24, 35, 36 and 55 responded to this incident.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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