Houston firefighters were still working to contain a fire in the Harrisburg area coming from a pile of tires behind a recycling facility.
First responders first got reports of a building fire around 2:49 p.m. at the intersection of Kellogg and Manchester streets and later discovered that the fire was coming from a pile of tires in a field near Buffalo Bayou. Houston Fire Chief Thomas Muñoz said no injuries were reported and an evacuation or shelter in place was not needed during a Monday news conference broadcast by ABC13.
The agency’s arson division was on scene to investigate the nature of the fire.
Muñoz said responders are monitoring air quality. As of 9 p.m., firefighters could still be seen working to put out the fire.
No other information about the fire was immediately available.
Houston meteorologist Matt Lanza took to X around 4:05 p.m. to report smoke could be seen on Houston’s Doppler radar.