Firehouse 68/D Battles 3-11 Apartment Fire
Summary: Engine 68/D was first on scene to what would become a 3-11 apartment fire on South Gessner at Stroud, displacing 19 families.
First Alarm Units: E68, E51, E10, E60, L68, L51, D68, D83, SF02, (EMS Units Unknown)
Second Alarm Units: E82, E73,
E83, E28, L28, T69, D28, D59, Command Van 11, Rehab 17, Cascade 02,
Shift Commander 27,
Second Alarm Units: E76, E75, E48, E02, L75, L38 (Some
Units Unconfirmed)
Narrative: Houston Fire Engine 68 arrived on first on scene to what would become a three alarm
apartment fire. Arson Investigators suspect that a pot was left on the stove which eventually caught fire and spread throughout the units of the complex.
Over a dozen units were completely destroyed or heavily damaged from fire, smoke, and water. Nineteen families have been displaced because of
the fire.
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