WHAT: Apartment fire.
WHEN: January 24, 2024, at 4:38 a.m.
WHERE: 5620 Market St. 77020.
INJURIES: One civilian transported to the hospital.
PROPERTY SAVED: Not available.
DAMAGE: $15,000 in estimated damage.
CAUSE: HFD Arson investigators ruled the cause as accidental.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Firefighters arrived on scene within four minutes to find smoke coming from a 2-story apartment building and made an offensive attack. Crews found and extinguished the fire in a wall. A civilian was transported to the hospital for trouble breathing due to possible smoke inhalation. HFD Arson investigators were requested to determine the cause of the fire. 31 personnel responded to this incident, including firefighters from Stations 19, 20, 17, 27, 41 and 27.