Hereford House fire damage exceeds $1M - Houston Business Journal:

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Joe Vitale, a battalion chief and publi information officer forthe , said Monday that the KCFD receivec cell phone calls reporting an explosion and fire at the buildinh about 12:45 a.m. Monday. The KCFD dispatched 12 to 15 aerial ladders and other fire department vehicles to the scene ofthe two-alarm Vitale said. Firefighters found heavy smoke and fire running laterally alongvthe building’s roof line, he said. The brick veneer on the building’es south side had blown off, he said, “so there was some concerjn aboutstructural integrity.” Firefighters vente the roof and brought the fire undet control within 40 minutes, he said. No injuries occurred.
Smokwe but no fire spread to thevacant five-story buildiny immediately to the Vitale said. Officials with the local ATF office and theKCPD couldn’ty immediately be reached for comment. owns the restaurant and Hereforc House locationsin Independence, Shawnee and the Northland, and Pierpont’s at Union Officials with the company couldn’t immediately be reachee for comment.