Residential Pergola Fire in The Clear Lake Area

WHAT: Residential pergola fire.

WHEN: August 19, 2023, at 6:54 p.m.

WHERE: 14000 block of Ivy Bluff Ct. 77062.

INJURIES: No reported injuries.

PROPERTY SAVED: Not available.

DAMAGE: $17,000 in estimated damage.

CAUSE:Unintentional.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Firefighters arrived on scene within five minutes to find a pergola on fire on the exterior of a house. The homeowner was attempting to put the fire out. The crews completed extinguishment which involved the structure and a fence. The fire which began from a grease fire, had not spread to the home. 35 personnel were dispatched to this incident, including firefighters from Stations 70, 71 and 94.