WHAT: Fire in Water Treatment Plant
WHEN: December 1, 2021 at 11:49 p.m.
WHERE: 2525 S Sgt Macario Garcia, 77020
INJURIES: No reported injuries.
PROPERTY SAVED: $299 thousand in estimated property saved.
DAMAGE: $6 thousand in estimated damage.
CAUSE: Unintentional – electrical failure
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Firefighters arrived on scene within five minutes to find a breaker that had tripped and stayed energized when it was reset in a water treatment plant. HFD crews quickly extinguished the fire and used a fan to ventilate the smoke from the structure. Firefighters from Stations 20, 19, 27, 41, 42, 17 and Hazmat 22 responded to this incident.