The H-E-B grocery store in far North Fort Worth is closed for repairs after a fire broke out Thursday night, forcing an evacuation.
According to the Fort Worth Fire Department, firefighters were called to the store on Heritage Trace Parkway just after 8 p.m. when contractors working on refrigerant lines inside the store reported hearing a loud bang and then seeing a fire break out.
Fire officials said the workers tried to put out the fire with extinguishers, but by the time firefighters arrived, it had spread to the back of the building.
Fort Worth Fire said an aggressive attack by the first firefighters who arrived at the grocery store and the store’s fire suppression system helped get the fire under control in about 15 minutes. The fire damage was confined to the back corner of the building, but smoke filled the 128,000-square-foot store. FWFD said large fans were brought in to help ventilate the building.
Glen Ellman, Fort Worth Fire DepartmentGlen Ellman, Fort Worth Fire Department
The H-E-B grocery store in North Fort Worth fills with smoke after an electrical fire, Thursday, July 9, 2026.
The fire was escalated to three alarms due to the building’s size and the need to search for shoppers who may have been overcome by smoke. No injuries were reported.
Mabrie Jackson, with H-E-B, confirmed the fire was electrical and began in a meat case. Jackson said the store will remain closed for cleaning and to remove and replace any affected products.
The store’s drive-through pharmacy will remain open during regular business hours.
The fire remains under investigation.