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HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Incident Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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House Fire in The Briar Forest Area
WHAT:
House Fire
WHEN:
July 30, 2021 at 5:44 p.m.
WHERE:
1400 block of Lakecliff, 77077
INJURIES:
No reported injuries.
PROPERTY SAVED:
$400 thousand in estimated property saved.
DAMAGE:
$180 thousand in estimated damage.
CAUSE:
Act of nature – lightning
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Firefighters arrived on scene within six minutes to find fire coming from the side of a 1-story house. They extinguished the fire without difficulty. A primary search was completed with no one found. The family had safely gotten out of the home prior to HFDs arrival. It appeared lightning struct and caught a nearby tree on fire. The fire traveled to the house’s roofline causing significant roof and attic damage as well as to the entire home. Firefighters from Stations 78, 83, 49, 73, 75, 76, 69 and 57 responded to this incident.
Contact:
HFD Newsroom
hfdnewsroom@houstontx.gov
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