Overview
- A piece of rooftop equipment on Centennial Tower caught fire Friday and firefighters from the Houston Fire Department quickly put out the blaze.
- Houston Methodist said the fire damaged only a small section of roof insulation and that no injuries were reported.
- The hospital issued a statement thanking the Houston Fire Department and its facilities team for the prompt response and said there is no ongoing risk to patients, visitors or employees.
- Centennial Tower is a 26-story expansion of Houston Methodist’s flagship campus that is expected to open in 2027 and add nearly 400 patient beds at an estimated cost of $1.4 billion.
- Local news aerial video showed black smoke rising from the roof as crews worked, corroborating the hospital’s account of a fast, contained response.