Fire crews monitor and investigate scene of southeast Houston fire after massive blaze, HFD says

Train activity has been temporarily paused near the site of the southeast Houston fire, according to councilman Joaquin Martinez.

Martinez said the railway pause comes at the request of the Houston Fire Department as crews continue to work in the area.

Once cleared to resume operations, trains will begin moving with a slow rollout along the Galveston subdivision, Martinez said.

People are advised to avoid the area and consider alternate routes to avoid delays.

The southeast Houston fire is finally dying down, with the Houston Fire Department saying that the blaze is smoldering on Tuesday morning.

HFD said it has scaled back its fire crews after having about 100 firefighters at the scene on Monday.

Fire crews will continue working on the site Tuesday, possibly into Wednesday, to mitigate the area and monitor hotspots, officials said.

Early Tuesday morning, fire crews could be seen battling the massive southeast Houston fire first reported Monday afternoon.

SkyEye13 flew over the area again just before 6 a.m. and captured massive smoke still coming out of the recycling facility.

Several fire trucks and firefighters could be seen responding to the active scene.

Authorities have not yet given an update on their efforts to put off the fire as it reaches its second day.

The Houston Health Department said it is monitoring the air quality in residential areas surrounding the fire at the recycling facility.

HFD said it also added its "Mobile Ambient Air Monitoring Lab" to the nearest area.

"At this time, the reading for dangerous particles in the air remains below the National Ambient Air Quality Standard level of concern, and no serious air quality concerns have been reported," the department added in their statement.