Dallas, TX - April 11, 2014 - 3rd Alarm - 2210 Winsted Drive

At 20:24 Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a 911 call for a structure fire at the Winsted Apartments near White Rock Lake. First-due companies reported fire showing from the top floor of a four storey apartment building. When firefighters made it the top floor, they found the fire confined the attic space and were able to access it through the ceiling. As the fire progressed to a second and third alarm, Command withdrew crews from inside and initiated an attack from the outside with ladder pipes. After the fire was extinguished a total of 30 units remained uninhabitable mostly as a result of water damage, causing 40 residents to be displaced. The cause of the fire was determined to be from the careless use of a welding torch, as workers were performing “hot work” on an air-conditioner roof mount earlier that day.