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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 05/29/2018
Restaurant Fire in Clear Lake Area
WHAT:
Restaurant Fire
WHEN:
May 25, 2018 at 11:50 a.m.
WHERE:
18323 Gulf Freeway, 77598
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
$580 thousand in estimated property saved
DAMAGE:
$20 thousand in estimated damage
CAUSE:
Electrical
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene and found black smoke and flames coming from the roof. Everyone had already safely exited the building before HFD arrived. Crews quickly controlled the fire and determined that probably cause of the fire was from an electrical fan powered with an extension cord to inflate the restaurant’s cow figure on the roof. Firefighters from Stations 70, 71, 93 and 94 responded to this incident.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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