{"id":346736,"date":"2026-06-23T07:20:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/346736\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T07:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:20:16","slug":"tire-fire-in-southeast-houston-prompts-emergency-response-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/346736\/","title":{"rendered":"Tire fire in southeast Houston prompts emergency response \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5671.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-555223 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5671.jpg\" alt=\"smoke\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dominic Walsh\/Houston Public Media<\/p>\n<p>A smoke plume from a fire in southeast Houston on June 22, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>A fire erupted Monday in southeast Houston, producing a large plume of smoke over the area and a response from emergency officials.<\/p>\n<p>Fire units were dispatched to Mammoth Metal Recycling at 770 Kellogg St., according to the Houston Fire Department emergency radio. The fire was reported at 2:55 p.m. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters near the fire, Houston Fire Chief Thomas Mu\u00f1oz said no evacuations had been issued and no injuries were reported as of approximately 4 p.m. <\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/hellohouston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I understand is it\u2019s a pretty big field that goes a long way. We\u2019re trying to get the estimates right now on how large exactly that is,\u201d he said. \u201cLike I said, a lot of tires are out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/East-End-Fire-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-555249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/East-End-Fire-4.jpg\" alt=\"Fire units were dispatched to Mammoth Metal Recycling at 770 Kellogg Street, according to the Houston Fire Department emergency radio.\" width=\"1512\" height=\"1134\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brenda Valdivia\/HPM<\/p>\n<p>Fire units were dispatched to Mammoth Metal Recycling at 770 Kellogg Street, according to the Houston Fire Department emergency radio.<\/p>\n<p>Mu\u00f1oz also said no nearby homes were believed to be at risk as of about 4 p.m.  <\/p>\n<p>Susan Martinez, who lives across the street from the fire, tells Houston Public Media she spotted the plume from the freeway on her way home. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have asthma, and I&#8217;m worried about the air quality and stuff, and I have a little daughter too, so that&#8217;s really concerning,\u201d Martinez said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Image-48.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-555257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Image-48.jpg\" alt=\"Residents watch the smoke from a nearby tire fire in southeast Houston on June 22, 2026.\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bianca Seward\/HPM<\/p>\n<p>Residents watch the smoke from a nearby tire fire in southeast Houston on June 22, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TECQ) was actively monitoring the fire, according to Mu\u00f1oz.<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear what specifically started the fire.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a second 5 p.m. news conference, Mu\u00f1oz said the department would likely be fighting the fire overnight and did not have an estimate for when it would be extinguished. <\/p>\n<p>As of 5 p.m., approximately 100 firefighters were on scene, according to Mu\u00f1oz.<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dominic Walsh\/Houston Public Media A smoke plume from a fire in southeast Houston on June 22, 2026. 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