Texas firefighters battle warehouse blaze

25 September 2007 18:43  [Source: ICIS news]

HOUSTON (ICIS news)--Firefighters of a suburb community near Fort Worth in Texas battled a blaze on Tuesday morning at a warehouse that contained chemicals, according to news reports.

The fire broke out late in the morning at the KK Greer Distribution Company at Haltom City, according to news reports.

A local fire department dispatcher told ICIS news that no injuries were reported. An emergency command centre was established near the site, the dispatcher said.

The company is a gas station equipment repair business and a chemical supply distributor with an estimated 9 employees, according to news reports. It was not known what chemicals were stored in the warehouse.

Nearby schools were under a shelter-in-place order and area employees and residents were advised to stay indoors as a precaution, according to the news reports.

By: Brian Ford
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