WHAT: House fire.
WHEN: April 3, 2024, at 3:11 p.m.
WHERE: 2800 block of Fay St. 77023.
INJURIES: No reported injuries.
PROPERTY SAVED: $105,000 in estimated property saved.
DAMAGE: $22,000 in estimated damage.
CAUSE: Unintentional.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Firefighters arrived on scene within four minutes to find smoke coming from a 1-story house and made an offensive attack. The home was ventilated, and a primary search was conducted. The utilities were secured, and the fire was extinguished. The fire appeared to have originated from a burn barrel which caught the exterior of the house on fire and spread to a wood awning and into a wall. 37 personnel responded to this incident, including crews from Station 20, 46, 18, 25, 40, 26 and 24.