Houston Truck Burns at Apartment Fire

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Always something to keep in mind with apparatus placement. The wind here carries fire like crazy.

Houston Truck Burns at Apartment Fire

Posted: 02-13-2009

Jennifer Leahy

Houston Chronicle

Feb. 13--A wind-blown fire destroyed 18 to 20 apartments and seriously damaged a fire truck Thursday evening at a Clear Lake-area apartment complex, authorities said.

No injuries were reported from the two-alarm blaze, but a stiff south wind blew flames into the cab of a fire truck, inflicting serious damage, said Houston Fire Department Assistant Chief Tommy Dowdy.

"The wind was so bad we were worried about the complex across the street," Dowdy said.

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