WHAT: Apartment fire.
WHEN: February 20, 2024, at 12:53 p.m.
WHERE: 8500 Broadway St. 77061.
INJURIES: One firefighter transported to the hospital for possible heat exhaustion.
PROPERTY SAVED: $730,000 in estimated property saved.
DAMAGE: $35,000 in estimated damage.
CAUSE: Unintentional (cooking).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Firefighters arrived on scene within six minutes to find smoke coming from an apartment building and fire visible inside a second-floor unit. They made an attack and extinguished a fire in the kitchen. A primary search was completed, and the apartment was ventilated with fans. The fire appeared to have originated on the stove where the resident reported they had left food cooking. A firefighter was treated and transported to the hospital for possible heat exhaustion. 41 personnel responded to this incident, including crews from Stations 20, 26, 23, 29, 36, 40, 52, 61 and 18.