Apartment Fire in The Greater Fifth Ward Area

WHAT: Apartment Fire

WHEN: March 8, 2022 at 3:32 a.m.

WHERE: 5807 Liberty, 77026

INJURIES: One civilian transported to the hospital for burns.

PROPERTY SAVED: $126 thousand in estimated property saved.

DAMAGE: $9 thousand in estimated damage.

CAUSE: Under investigation.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Firefighters arrived on scene within seven minutes to find a patient outside an apartment that had caught fire. The individual was treated and transported to the hospital for burns. The fire was tapped out within ten minutes and the building was ventilated. The utilities were secured and HFD Arson investigators were requested to determine the cause and origin of the fire. Crews from Stations 27, 15, 19, 45, 9, 39 and 30 responded to this incident.