A fire has broken out at a building in downtown Houston, with a witness reporting that he heard an “explosion,” according to local media. Footage from the scene shows the blaze raging from the windows of the premises.
The incident occurred at offices belonging to Lone Star Legal Aid on Fannin Street, according to ABC 13.
A photo posted on social media showed a fire truck battling the blaze.
One firefighter was injured while hosing down the blaze, KPRC reporter Haley Hernandez tweeted, adding that he had been taken to a nearby hospital.
Not what are emergency responders need but there’s a fire at Fannin & Bell. One firefighter came out, got on stretcher & went to hospital pic.twitter.com/D2jCHiSFzF
— Haley Hernandez (@HaleyKPRC) August 28, 2017
Hernandez said the building is next to a daycare center.
The fire has reportedly been extinguished, a senior executive producer for local news outlet KPRC 2 tweeted.
UPDATE: HFD crews on scene in 1100 Block of Bell St, Downtown. Fire appears to be out. Likely source of smoke downtown #houstonflood@KPRC2
— Aaron Wische KPRC (@AaronKPRC) August 28, 2017
Lone Star Legal Aid tweeted hours before the fire that its Houston office would be closed on Monday, due to Tropical Storm Harvey.
In addition to our Angleton/Clute, Beaumont, Conroe, Houston, and Galveston offices, our Bryan office will also be closed today.
— Lone Star Legal Aid (@LStarLegal) August 28, 2017
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