Firefighters quickly put out warehouse fire in east Houston

Around 40 firefighters and HazMat units were called to the scene last night.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Firefighters were called to a one-alarm fire at a warehouse with stacks of pallets.

It happened around 10:30pm on Shotwell near Larimer in east Houston.

Around 40 firefighters and HazMat units were called to make sure the fire didn't spread to other materials that are stored in the yards at the warehouse. Flames spread into a second unit, but crews quickly contained the fire.

No one was injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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