Warehouse Fire in The Gulfton Area

WHAT: Warehouse fire.

WHEN: December 23, 2022 at 5:34 p.m.

WHERE: 3699 Fountain View Dr. 77057.

INJURIES: No reported injuries.

PROPERTY SAVED: $1,000,000 in estimated property saved.

DAMAGE: $60,000 in estimated damage.

CAUSE: Unintentional.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Firefighters arrived on scene within six minutes to find light smoke coming from inside a trash recycle center warehouse. The trash fire also caught a large excavator on fire. Crews controlled the fire and removed the fuel tank and the compartment of the excavator to fully extinguish it. Firefighters from Stations 2, 28, 68, 3, 37, 51, 60 and 57 responded to this incident.