Residential Fire in McDade Estates

Conroe, Tx - September 5, 2017 -- The Conroe Fire Department responded to a residential fire in McDade Estates on the morning of 9/5/2017.
Firefighters arrived at approximately 7:51 AM to find heavy fire from the rear of a two story structure. An aggressive attack was made on the fire bringing it under control at approximately 8:24 AM.
One resident was transported by EMS for smoke inhalation. No firefighters were injured. The cause of the fire was determined to be unattended cooking. Unattended cooking consistently represents the leading cause of residential fires nationwide, each year.
The Conroe Fire Department would like to remind the public to keep an eye on what you fry, be alert when cooking, and keep things that can catch fire away from the cooking area. For more information on the dangers associated with cooking, please visit:
http://www.nfpa.org/public-edu…/…/top-causes-of-fire/cooking