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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 07/09/2019
House Fire in The South Park Area
WHAT:
House Fire
WHEN:
July 8, 2019 at 1:04 p.m.
WHERE:
5900 block of Belarbor St, 77033
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
$149 thousand in estimated property saved
DAMAGE:
$4 thousand in estimated damage
CAUSE:
Unintentional - Electrical
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene to find smoke coming from the side of a house. A small fire was found in the exterior wall around the meter box. The electrical wire coming from the bottom of the breaker box shorted out and caught the exterior wall stud on fire. The fire was extinguished and contained to that area. Crews cleared smoke from the house with a fan and the electrical company was contacted. Firefighters from Stations 26 and 46 responded to this incident.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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