Crews working to put out fire at 26,000 square-foot warehouse NE of downtown, firefighters say

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Black smoke can be seen clouding over a warehouse that caught on fire northeast of downtown.

On Saturday morning, the Houston Fire Department said crews responded to the facility located at 2000 Semmes Street.

Chief Isaac Garcia told Eyewitness News that the 26,000-square-foot warehouse is a facility for recycling and manufacturing plastics.

Officials said they are not implicating a shelter in place at this time, and no evacuations are underway.

Although details are limited, authorities said there were three people inside the warehouse when plastic caught on fire.

Firefighters said there are no reported injuries, and it is unclear what led to the fire.

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