A massive fire at a recycling facility in Houston’s East End was still burning Tuesday morning after breaking out Monday afternoon.
Tires and other debris continue to burn.
The fire was reported around 3 p.m. Monday near Kellogg and Manchester streets, according to the Houston Fire Department. Thick black smoke from the blaze was visible for miles across Houston.
Houston Fire Chief Thomas Muñoz said the fire was burning in a debris field roughly the size of a football field behind a warehouse at a recycling facility. No structures have caught fire.
Approximately 200 firefighters were called to the scene to contain the blaze. Muñoz said tires were the primary material burning, and the rubber made the fire especially difficult to extinguish.
“This is a very difficult fire,” Muñoz said.
Video from Air 11 showed the massive burn area stretching across the property, while video released by HFD showed firefighters working inside the debris field to knock down the flames.
Fire officials said flames reached an estimated 35 feet in height.
KVUE-TV ABC 33 Austin
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