Investigation ongoing into reports of 'loud boom' in Atascocita area, HCSO sheriff says

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- An investigation is underway in northeast Harris County after officials said they received reports of a loud boom that sounded like an explosion in the Atascocita/Humble area on Tuesday morning.

The loud sound was reported just before 11 a.m. Around that time, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said law enforcement was aware of reports of a loud boom, which he said sounded like a loud explosion in the Atascocita and Kingwood area.

Gonzalez initially stated that they believed the sound was associated with a community education class hosted by a fire department in the 20000 block of Burle Oak Drive.

However, the Atascocita Fire Department later clarified it had not been conducting training that could have resulted in what sounded or felt like an explosion.

The agency also said it had conducted an extensive drive-through of the area, but there were no indications of what the sound could have been.