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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 07/22/2019
House Fire in The Acres Home Area
WHAT:
House Fire
WHEN:
July 20, 2019 at 6:56 p.m.
WHERE:
900 block of Ringold St, 77088
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
$7 thousand in estimated property saved
DAMAGE:
$13 thousand in estimated damage
CAUSE:
Unintentional 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene with smoke and fire coming from windows of a home. They entered the home and were able to extinguish the fire in the bedroom of origin. Vertical ventilation was not possible due to the unstable roof. A primary and secondary search was completed and a resident was evaluated on scene by HFD EMS crews. The fire had began from the electrical plug were an air-conditioning unit was plugged in. Crews conducted salvage and overhaul and the power company disconnected the power to the home. Firefighters from Stations 15, 4, 31, 58 and 67 responded to this incident. 

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