Apartment Building, Residential Pearland, TX – (No Media Coverage) Apartment fire caused by improperly disposed cooking coals extinguished by sprinkler system January 18, 2019 viking210 **No Media Coverage — Fire Department Reported** Allow cooking coals to cool for 24-48 hrs or extinguish with water prior to discarding into combustible trash cans. Fire crews responded to an apartment fire call on Tuesday, January 15 at approximately 1 a.m. The crews arrived on scene and found the fire had been extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system. The fire had been caused by improperly discarded cooking coals. No injuries were reported and there was minimal damage to the outer building wall.
