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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 07/05/2017
House Fire in Southeast Houston
WHAT:
House Fire in Southeast Houston               
WHEN:
Wednesday, July 5, 2017 6:20 a.m.
WHERE:
5900 block of Belcrest St., Houston Texas 77033
INJURIES:
No injuries reported    
DAMAGE:
Estimated $10,000 in damage
CAUSE:
The cause of the fire was due to unattended outside cooking equipment and considered to be unintentional.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Details:  Firefighters arrived on scene of a reported house fire with smoke showing from the rear of the house.   Firefighters initiated an offensive attack and quickly extinguished the fire.  Once the fire was extinguished firefighters pulled ceiling and searched the rest of the structure for possible fire extension.  None was found. The fire was deemed under control and tapped out at 6:28 a.m.  Red Cross was notified to assist with the displacement of the occupants.  12 HFD units responded to this incident.
 

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