WHAT: Pallet storage facility fire.
WHEN: November 5, 2023, at 12:39 a.m.
WHERE: 6000 Saint Augustine St. 77021.
INJURIES: No reported injuries.
PROPERTY SAVED: $400,000 in estimated property saved.
DAMAGE: $200,000 in estimated damage.
CAUSE: Under investigation.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Firefighters arrived on scene within five minutes to find fire coming from a pallet storage facility and spreading to a nearby structure. They made an offensive attack and ventilated the structure. The fire was controlled, and crews extinguished the deep-seated fire in the pallets. The smoldering wood pile was soaked to prevent it from re-igniting. HFD Arson investigators were requested to determine the cause and origin. 58 personnel were dispatched to this incident, including firefighters from Stations 40, 46, 15, 26, 16, 25, 33, 35, 37, 70, 24, Hazmat and Rehab 17.