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City of Houston


HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 12/04/2018
Warehouse Fire in Near Northside Area
WHAT:
Warehouse Fire
WHEN:
November 29, 2018 at 8:31 p.m.
WHERE:
3348 North Freeway, 77009
INJURIES:
No reported injuries
PROPERTY SAVED:
$280 thousand in estimated property saved
DAMAGE:
$20 thousand in estimated damage
CAUSE:
Failure of Equipment or Heat Source
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene to find several pallets of batteries on fire. HFD Hazardous Materials used a forklift inside the building to move some of the pallets outside and neutralized the acid coming from the batteries on the ground. Fans were used to help ventilate the smoke. Crews from Stations 15, 6, 31, 9, 12, 30, 6 and Hazmat responded to this incident.

Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
 
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