Firefighters battle 3-alarm warehouse fire in east Harris County

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze at a warehouse in east Harris County on Saturday.

The fire was at the Texas Distribution Inc. warehouse in the 13600 block of Industrial near Interstate 10 East. According to officials, the building is used to store chemicals.

Firefighters with the Cloverleaf Volunteer Fire Department responded around 12:30pm and saw heavy smoke and fire coming from the large building. Harris County hazmat, Houston hazmat and other fire departments and agencies were called in to assist.

The cause is unclear, as is what was burning inside the warehouse. Officials said there were no toxins and no danger to the public, but Harris County Public Health and Environmental Service representatives were on scene monitoring conditions.

The fire was tapped out shortly before 5pm.

One firefighter was taken to an area hospital with heat exhaustion.No other injuries were reported.

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Three-alarm fire burns at warehouse in Pasadena

  PASADENA, TX (KTRK) -- A mechanics repair shop in Pasadena went up in flames this morning.

The three-alarm fire happened at Fischer Diesel Service at Overcrest near Trebor. It is a small four-door garage that repairs big rigs and diesel engines.

County HazMat crews were called for the diesel and chemicals stored inside for cleanup. At this time, the fire marshal in Pasadena is investigating what may have caused the fire.

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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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Warehouse in SE Houston goes up in flames

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  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A warehouse fire at a building on Heiser and Dixie kept firefighters busy this morning.

It's not known what exactly was being stored inside that warehouse, but in the last 30 minutes there has been concern about the air quality inside that building. The concern is precautionary and only for firefighters in the immediate vicinity.

At least 45 firefighters responded to the fire. It was nearly a two-alarm fire before firefighters got control.

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Fire causes roof collapse at SW Houston warehouse

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Heavy fire caused the roof of a warehouse to collapse in southwest Houston.

The fire broke out on Harwin near South Gessner around 6pm Sunday. Firefighters say it took 30 crew members about half an hour to bring the fire under control.

Six businesses were damaged, including a clothing shop, an antique store, an art gallery and a rug store. No one was hurt.

Investigators are still looking into the cause of the fire.

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