Residential Garage Fire in The Meadowbrook / Allendale Area

WHAT: Residential Garage Fire

WHEN: March 3, 2022 at 2:27 p.m.

WHERE: 8400 block of Barkley, 77017

INJURIES: No reported injuries.

PROPERTY SAVED: Not available.

DAMAGE: $19 thousand in estimated damage.

CAUSE: Unintentional

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Firefighters arrived on scene within a minute to find a 1-story garage on fire. They quickly extinguished the fire and turned off the utilities. The resident had been grinding a tool and embers or sparks may have ignited nearby fuel. Crews from Stations 26 and 29 responded to this incident.