SE Houston warehouse catches fire twice in a single day, HFD says

A warehouse caught fire twice in a 12-hour period.

Around 12 p.m. on Wednesday firefighters responded to a warehouse fire in southeast Houston, near William P. Hobby Airport and the Gulf Freeway. About 12 hours later, firefighters were called back to the warehouse to put out another fire.

Firefighters observed that sheet metal along the wall where they believe the fire started appeared to be pulled back.

“Sheet metal looks like it’s been pulled back,” Houston Fire Department Deputy Chief Isaac Garcia said. “That would lead us to believe someone was trying to get in from that side. It does appear that whatever was between that wall and the warehouse was what was on fire.”

The property owner told arson investigators they’ve been struggling with security issues.

An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.