WHAT: House fire.
WHEN: August 28, 2023, at 7:07 a.m.
WHERE: Brairwood Ct. at Ella Lee Ln. 77019.
INJURIES: No reported injuries.
PROPERTY SAVED: Not available.
DAMAGE: $180,000 in estimated damage.
CAUSE: Act of nature.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Firefighters arrived on scene within five minutes to find a vehicle on fire under a car port in the back yard of a house. The fence was also on fire. The crews made an attack on the fire and extinguished it. A large tree branch fell onto a power line, cutting the line and catching the fence and vehicle on fire. CenterPoint was notified. HFD was requested for traffic control. 36 personnel were dispatched to this incident, including firefighters from Stations 16, 28, 3, 37 and 6.