Firefighters battle large blaze in northwest Harris County
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Firefighters battle large blaze in northwest Harris CountyHarris County Fire Marshal s Office
Firefighters were battling a large blaze Saturday evening at an industrial building in northwest Harris County, authorities said.
There were no immediate reports of injuries and initial reports indicated the storage facility on the 16200 block of Texas 249 was unoccupied when the fire started, according to the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office.
Citing preliminary information, a spokeswoman for the office said the building had been used to produce WD-40 products but may have stopped those operations two years ago. More recently, it may have been used to produce personal hygiene products, spokeswoman Rachel Neutzler said.
Building destroyed by 4-alarm fire in NW Harris County
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Firefighters responded to IQ Products Company on Tomball Parkway near Beltway 8 at around 5:20 p.m.
HCFMO HAZMAT and fire investigators are responding to a large fire in the 16200 block of SH 249. Please avoid the area, this is an active scene. More information as soon as available. pic.twitter.com/KGGP0OgBco @hcfmo (@hcfmo) February 28, 2021
Rachel Neutzler with the Harris County Fire Marshal s Office said the fire was contained to the back of the building where personal hygiene products were being stored. Some of those products are made with petroleum and aerosol products.
Two people were hospitalized early Sunday morning after a mobile home fire in Channelview. This happened at about 3:45 a.m. in the 16500 block of Pecan Street. According to the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office, a woman, who was in the mobile home at the time of the fire, escaped through a back window and suffered minor cuts. A man also escaped but went back inside the mobile home looking for the woman. He suffered smoke inhalation and had to.