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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 07/27/2018
House Fire in Southwest Houston
WHAT:
House Fire
WHEN:
July 23, 2018 at 6:52 p.m.
WHERE:
8600 block of Berryvine Dr, 77489
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
$237 thousand in estimated property saved
DAMAGE:
$3 thousand in estimated damage
CAUSE:
Unintentional – Heat source too close to combustibles
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene to find light smoke coming from a corner of the home and they began their attack on the fire. A primary search was completed with no one found. An air conditioning repairman had been working on the resident’s unit when he noticed smoke coming from the wall.  Upon overhaul, the fire was found to be contained to the wall where the A/C was located. Firefighters from Stations 59, 68, 47, 80, 82, 80 and 24 responded to this incident.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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