Commercial Building Fire in The Mid West Area

WHAT: Commercial building fire.

WHEN: August 21, 2024, at 4:31 p.m.

WHERE: 6200 Richmond Ave. 77057.

INJURIES: No reported injuries.

PROPERTY SAVED: Not available.

DAMAGE: $29,000 in estimated property/content damage.

CAUSE: Failure of equipment or heat source.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:Firefighters arrived on scene to find smoke coming from the roof of a commercial building and found the HVAC unit on the roof was on fire. A primary search was completed, and the fire was extinguished. The utilities were secured, and the smoke was removed with fans. 35 personnel responded to this incident, including crews from Stations 28, 68, 2, 3, 51, 60, 10, 59 and 57.