WHAT: Business Fire.
WHEN: July 18, 2022 at 10:30 p.m.
WHERE: 9730 Southwest Freeway, 77074.
INJURIES: No reported injuries.
PROPERTY SAVED: $65,000 in estimated property saved.
DAMAGE: $55,000 in estimated damage.
CAUSE: Unintentional (electrical).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Firefighters arrived on scene within three minutes to find smoke coming from a 1-story tile store with flames showing from the exterior and a nearby tree. They made an offensive attack on the fire and forced entry to check for extension and conduct a primary search. The crews extinguished the fire which appeared to have started in an electrical wire for an exterior light, then spread in the walls to the tree. They ventilated the building and left it in control of HPD until the owner could arrive to secure the structure. Firefighters from Stations 68, 73, 10, 51 and 82 responded to this incident.