Shelter in place issued while large fire burns at recycling center in NE Houston

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A shelter in place alert has been issued after a large trash fire broke out at Independent Texas Recyclers in northeast Houston on Wednesday.

HFD Chief Samuel Pena said the precautionary shelter in place was issued inside a half-mile radius around the plant..

The Houston Fire Department currently has 25 units responding to the recycling plant.

Several viewers posted videos of large plumes of smoke coming from the recycling building, which is located at 6810 Irvington Blvd.

No injuries have been reported. There’s no immediate word on what caused the fire.