WHAT: Apartment Fire.
WHEN: July 6, 2022 at 10:27 a.m.
WHERE: 1333 Gears, 77067
INJURIES: No reported injuries.
PROPERTY SAVED: More than $25,800,000 in estimated property saved.
DAMAGE: $5,000 in estimated damage.
CAUSE: Unintentional (abandoned or discarded materials or products).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Firefighters arrived on scene to find smoke coming from a second-floor balcony of an apartment. They made an offensive attack and conducted a primary search. The occupants had safely made it out of their apartment. The crews opened the walls on the balcony and extinguished the fire. The fire was caused by ashes from a cigar catching the wall on fire. Firefighters from Stations 84, 74, 31 and 64 responded to this incident.