WHAT: Transformer / Residential Garage Fire.
WHEN: July 18, 2022 at 4:59 p.m.
WHERE: 700 block of Wax Myrtle, 77079.
INJURIES: No reported injuries.
PROPERTY SAVED: $25,500 in estimated property saved.
DAMAGE: $25,500 in estimated damage.
CAUSE: Failure of equipment or heat source.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Firefighters arrived on scene within six minutes to find a fence on fire that had spread to a nearby garage. A transformer appeared to have blown and dropped the attached lines, causing them to arc and ignite the fence. The crews made an offensive attack and extinguished the fire. Crews from Stations 78, 69, 57 and 83 responded to this incident.