20 apartments destroyed

Originally published on the Chron.


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.
Ammunition in the apartment of a Houston police officer who lives at the Wolf Creek apartments at 6100 Space Center Blvd. also caused a commotion, exploding during the blaze.

“It’s common for an officer to have ammunition in his apartment,” Dowdy added.
The officer is on vacation and all of his belongings were destroyed, he said.
The fire was reported about 6:30 p.m.