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Piece of equipment catches fire on roof of Centennial Tower in Texas Medical Center
Summary by The Houston Editorial Desk · As published by Click2Houston
· July 31, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway For more information on this incident, readers can refer to Click2Houston, the source of this report, as details are limited in this brief.
A fire occurred on the roof of the Centennial Tower in the Texas Medical Center. The cause of the fire was a piece of equipment that caught fire. The incident happened at the Centennial Tower, a building within the Texas Medical Center in Houston , Texas. For more information on this incident, readers can refer to Click2Houston, the source of this report, as details are limited in this brief.
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Category: safety ·
Published: July 31, 2026 ·
Source: Click2Houston ·
Reading time: 1 min
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