Houston Fire Department officials said it was first reported as a trash fire, and the wind helped to spread the flames.
Author: Cory McCord (KHOU), Michelle Homer, Stephen Goin
Published: 1:51 PM CST November 10, 2025
Updated: 5:45 PM CST November 10, 2025
HOUSTON — Firefighters battled a large pallet fire that was spread by wind in northeast Houston on Monday, according to the fire department.
It was first reported around 1:15 p.m. at a lot at the intersection of Terminal Street and Wayside Drive, which is just inside the 610 East Loop, north of Wallisville Road.
It spread thick black smoke that could be seen for miles.
When Air 11 flew over the scene, wooden pallets could be seen burning at the facility. Firefighters used water hoses to fight the flames from the ground and on ladders.
HFD cleared the scene just before 4 p.m.
They said no one was injured in the fire, but flames destroyed dozens of pallets.
Workers were seen sifting through the debris to assess the damage at the facility, which builds and stores the pallets.
The business sits next to a large Union Pacific railyard, but firefighters said the flames never crossed the tree line or impacted the trains in any way.
Houston Fire Department officials said it was first reported as a trash fire, and the wind helped to spread the flames. An investigation is underway.
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