WHAT: House fire.
WHEN: April 27, 2023 at 4:43 p.m.
WHERE: 5500 block of Rutherglenn Dr. 77096.
INJURIES: No reported injuries.
PROPERTY SAVED: Not available.
DAMAGE: $10,000 in estimated damage.
CAUSE: Unintentional (cutting or welding too close to combustible).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Firefighters arrived on scene within six minutes to find smoke coming from a 2-story house under construction and found hot spots in the area where a worker was sweating pipes. They extinguished the fire and found no extension. Crews from Stations 21, 48, 82, 51 and 59 responded to this incident.