Fire burns East El Paso house
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Officials with the El Paso Fire Department say that a house on the 9800 block of Trinidad Drive in East El Paso caught fire Wednesday morning.
The department posted on social media saying the fire was categorized as moderate. An ABC-7 crew on the scene caught images of roof damage caused by the fire.
UPDATE - Fire at Trinidad Dr: Bulk of the fire knocked down, crews checking for extensions and hotspots.
— El Paso Fire Department (@EPTXFire) May 8, 2024
One patient being checked at the scene.
No injuries reported at this time.
Investigators en route. pic.twitter.com/5usXBNK3Dv
The fire department says that while no injuries have been reported at this time, they are checking one person at the scene.
EPFD crews responding to a Condition 2 residential fire at the 9800 block of Trinidad Dr.
— El Paso Fire Department (@EPTXFire) May 8, 2024
No injuries reported at this time. Stand by for updates. pic.twitter.com/t7HrqVzRKD
According to El Paso Fire Dept. spokesperson Enrique Duenas, it's been a busy last couple of weeks for fire crews.
"We've had several fires, some of them even fatal, so we have seen an uptick. Usually we see that during the spring summer months," said Duenas.
According to the fires reported by the El Paso Fire Dept. on X.Â
Since the beginning of the year, there have been about 12 fires, and 4 deaths.Â
"Lately, we've had a couple of fires that have been caused by people smoking cigarettes inside of the house. So this is something we also reminded people all the time, not just cigarettes, candles, anything that has combustion inside of their home," said Duenas.
