WHAT: Apartment Fire
WHEN: March 21, 2022 at 11:47 a.m.
WHERE: 2121 Edwards, 77007
INJURIES: No reported injuries.
PROPERTY SAVED: $25,982,000 in estimated property saved.
DAMAGE: $18,000 in estimated damage.
CAUSE: Unintentional (electrical)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Firefighters arrived on scene within four minutes to find smoke coming from the 5th floor of an apartment building. They open ceiling and discovered a small amount of fire in a void space and contained and extinguished it with fire extinguishers. Sprinklers did not activate because the fire was small and in an out of reach void space of the wall. The fire was confined to a small area and building management took responsibility for cleanup and utility control. Crews from Stations 8, 6, 19, 9, 17, 30, 15 and 62 responded to this fire.