WHAT: Apartment Fire
WHEN: February 21, 2022 at 11:31 a.m.
WHERE: 8000 W. Tidwell, 77040
INJURIES: One firefighter transported to the hospital.
PROPERTY SAVED: Not available.
DAMAGE: $1 million in estimated damage.
CAUSE: Under investigation.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Firefighters arrived on scene within five minutes to find heavy smoke and fire coming from a 2-story apartment. They made an attack on the fire and ventilated the roof. One firefighter was transported to the hospital for an inhalation injury. Crews extinguished the fire and requested HFD Arson investigators to determine the cause and origin. Firefighters from Stations 2, 4, 5, 67, 77 and 31 responded to this incident.