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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 08/28/2019
House Fire in The Lawndale / Wayside Area
WHAT:
House Fire
WHEN:
August 27, 2019 at 1:48 p.m.
WHERE:
2000 block of Alta Vista St, 77023
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
$122 thousand in estimated property saved
DAMAGE:
$28 thousand in estimated damage
CAUSE:
The cause was ruled accidental by HFD Arson Investigators
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene with smoke coming from the roof of a house and began an offensive attack. The home was ventilated and crews pulled ceiling to reach and extinguish the fire. A primary and secondary search were completed and the fire was tapped out just after 3 p.m.  HFD Arson investigators were requested to determine the cause and origin of the fire.  Firefighters from Stations 23, 20, 26, 17, 18, 25, 26, 40, 37, 30, Rescue 42 and Rehab responded to this incident. 

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HFD Newsroom
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