{"id":346457,"date":"2026-06-23T02:22:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T02:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/346457\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T02:22:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T02:22:28","slug":"crews-continue-to-battle-massive-fire-in-southeast-houston-for-several-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/346457\/","title":{"rendered":"Crews continue to battle massive fire in southeast Houston for several hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 2:10AM GMT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"ABC13 Houston 24\/7 Live Stream\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">HOUSTON, Texas &#8212; A massive fire was reported in southeast Houston on Monday afternoon, sending smoke billowing for miles across the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The thick plume of smoke could be seen on Houston TranStar cameras, just south of the Ship Channel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">SkyEye flew over the scene where tires were among the flames, along with industrial piping.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Officials have not yet said the exact cause of the fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Stay with ABC13 on Disney+ or wherever you stream Eyewitness News for the latest coverage on the fire.<\/p>\n<p>Key Headlines<\/p>\n<p>1 hour and 35 minutes ago<\/p>\n<p>Jun 22, 2026, 10:43 PM GMT<\/p>\n<p>Jun 22, 2026, 10:05 PM GMT<\/p>\n<p>Jun 22, 2026, 9:38 PM GMT<\/p>\n<p>Jun 22, 2026, 9:26 PM GMT<\/p>\n<p>Jun 22, 2026, 9:00 PM GMT<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the news is developing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KTRK logo\" class=\"awXxV NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl CfkUa EknAv NwgWd \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/origin-ktrk.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>1 hour and 35 minutes ago<\/p>\n<p>HFD says crews will continue to battle flames against SE Houston tire fire into overnight hours<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">The Houston Fire Department said that crews will continue to battle the ferocious flames of the southeast Houston tire fire on Tuesday into the overnight hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Fire officials said that units have been on the scene since 2:50 p.m. According to HFD, there are about 200 firefighters on the scene.<\/p>\n<p>As of 6 p.m. Tuesday, HFD said that there are no injuries to any firefighters at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">As of 6 p.m., HFD said that there are no injuries to any firefighters at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">As of 6:30 p.m., there is no shelter-in-place order, according to HFD.<br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KTRK logo\" class=\"awXxV NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl CfkUa EknAv NwgWd \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/origin-ktrk.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jun 22, 2026, 10:43 PM GMT<\/p>\n<p>SkyEye13 shows crews dousing trees and areas surrounding SE Houston tire fire<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">On Monday afternoon, SkyEye13 was overhead, showing emergency crews dousing trees and areas surrounding the southeast Houston tire fire to prevent flames from spreading.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA hsDdd DbOXS oklLN GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SkyEye13 captured images of crews dousing the trees and surrounding areas amid the ongoing tire fire in southeast Houston on Monday.\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR WAUrb hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782178092_160_19357132_062226-ktrk-crews-dousing-fire-img.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>SkyEye13 captured images of crews dousing the trees and surrounding areas amid the ongoing tire fire in southeast Houston on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tony Atkins Image\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18934841_Tony-Atkins-KTRK-img.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jun 22, 2026, 10:05 PM GMT<\/p>\n<p>Residents share concern about smoke plume, air quality as tire fire rages near Second Ward<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">As the tire fire raged near Second Ward, residents shared concerns about the smoke plume and the air quality with Eyewitness News.<\/p>\n<p>As the tire fire raged near Second Ward, residents shared concerns about the smoke plume and the air quality with Eyewitness News.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"David Tillman Image\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15663875_KTRK-David-Tillman-Bio-2025-IMG.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jun 22, 2026, 9:38 PM GMT<\/p>\n<p>ABC13 Chief Forecaster David Tillman describes how winds in Houston could affect smoke of tire fire<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">Chief Forecaster David Tillman describes how the winds in the Houston area could affect the smoke of the massive tire fire in an ABC13 Weather Update.<\/p>\n<p>ABC13 Chief Forecaster David Tillman describes how the winds in the Houston area could affect the smoke of the massive tire fire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 2:10AM GMT HOUSTON, Texas &#8212; A massive fire was 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