The Eastex Fire Department is urging people to avoid the area of East Mount Houston and Suburban Road. There are no hydrants in the area, so fire trucks have to shuttle the water in.
Fire crews are responding to a large fire at a northeast Harris County recycling plant on Saturday afternoon.
According to officials, flames are active at the Prestige Auto & Metal Recycling plant, located in the 7600 block of Mount Houston Road. Three firefighters have been hospitalized for heat exhaustion and one for smoke inhalation, officials said. Fire crews have been battling the fire since 10:30 a.m. The Eastex Fire Department is urging people to avoid the area of East Mount Houston and Suburban Road as fire crews work to put out the fire.The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office is working with the Eastex Fire Department, as well as Hazmat and Pollution control teams.There is currently no order of evacuation or an update on air quality.
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