Customers and employees were forced to evacuate a north Fort Worth H-E-B grocery store after an electrical fire broke out, prompting officials to temporarily close the location, authorities said.
The Fort Worth Fire Department responded about 8 p.m. to the H-E-B Alliance store at 3451 Heritage Trace Parkway. The blaze was brought under control within about 45 minutes, authorities said. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
The fire was an isolated electrical fire in a meat case, said Mabrie Jackson, managing director of public affairs for H-E-B.
The store remained closed while the company assessed the damage and cleanup continued. A reopening timeline was not immediately available.
The 117,000-square-foot supermarket opened in April 2024 and was H-E-B’s first store in Fort Worth.
The extent of the damage was not immediately known.