Large vehicle fire on highway with possible tanker explosion, Houston TX

Fire & Arson

Reported: 08/16/2025 07:17 AM (PDT)

US-90, Houston, TX

There is a large vehicle fire on Highway 90 outbound near the Beltway, possibly involving a tanker explosion, causing danger and road disruption.

Audio|Source: Houston Police Department and Harris County Constables

01:25

Transcript:
My TFO's working the scene for attack one. If you have a call the drug, it's going to be, looks like, 90 outbound, just before the beltway. I've got a large fire on the freeway. I'm not sure if that's already dropped. I don't know if it's an accident or what. Thank you, my man. On that, okay. Four, two, three. Two, three. Fourteen, nine, four, raised a stop, sleep. Happy Supervisor, um, Clear to check are a residence. I got backroads. Claire. Claire, I have a accident drop. Any, forty-three. Eighteenth point, fifty-four. I'll be there in about two minutes. Good so much. Clear, I have an accident dropping. Full units to start sent some of this stuff down on 90. There's possibly a tanker or something that's exploded. There's a very large fire. Thank you, Frank, 5'4. Thank you. No registration on the Virginia plea. The second one showing it be a gray 2016 BMW, two-door.

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And units, be advised, you're going to set up 90 at Fondren. You know, 17 District Sergeant on the air. 17-08Ais, go ahead. Yes, sir, be advised, 17 district units are pulling up on the fire[2] 90 at Fondren due to it being after it's in 16 and 30 street. Somebody can get on the callback. (name withheld) for flyover. Hold the scene. I'll send additional units as well. 19 and 16, show you en route. 2.45. Be advised. It's a... Oh, that's weird. It's a co-co crash major[1], vintage street, I use 6 freeway. Feeder, color, is not sure if he's on the freeway or street. Blue, Hyundai, Kona, and a white chevy crew. Back on Central. Yes, clear. 1745. There's a almost a three-vehicle accident going outbound, no, inbound on 90 on the opposite side of the ancient we there. That accident is not going to be related to the fire. We have additional units heading here away. Send some units over to the accident and then the other units could stay on the accident as well on the fire. A 15-846 Adam. A keeper distance away from it in case it explodes. See, that's another traffic hazard[3]. Looks like the same vehicle, white Chevy, you know, blue Hyundai. CMO is crossing back and forth between the way length on the freeway. And check the free, trial 62. Hey, see, (name withheld), I mean clear, I mean, show me and check on the car. Center, don't get to close this. 18-55040, no more record. 45, I need some additional units to block off all the lanes on 90. 17-845, you have additional units heading your way. 17-8-37, same traffic. 4-1, it's 02. We tried twice already. The device is going to be right before the hotels if you're going westbound. Let's check off on the East Memorial Loop from the World. And round. And you have H-O-D in route. You have additional units in route as well. 22b45. Checking a status if I may clear you for a party to. We've already checked the picnic, North picnic lane by the railroad trucks and we're not getting the plug down either. Okay, that's great. You should start advising when you're checking off from them. I'm at the Eastern Glades right now. 4-1D units out here, H's K-bye. We're checking the picnic area before the tunnels. 13-day and 13. Can you hold the cut at Scott? Now I'll contact after, please. the coordinates that are already in the cost list. She said it's on the picnic loop. She said she saw it in passing. A couple was already inside the black SUV. She didn't see it going on, believes it's going on based on the windows. And then she's not too sure of that second male in the gray said van is a watchout, but he's part by the black SUV. She said they're part side by side. What's your doctor? going to be precinct 4. Yes, sir. I'll come to redirect. That's (name withheld). (name withheld) I see where you should with it? Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Okay, TLC, yes, that's all. As (name withheld), I fire. Clear. No 60 units are already there. Where else do we need to block off to keep people away from the tanker? I'll see them on camera in the house. I'm going to check off on the swimming pool over here by Arno. Go ahead. These lines have a sergeant in route. That's 15-06. Where else do we need to block off so we can block off this tanker for anybody getting to the tanker? Okay, I got 59 endbound, sorry, 90 inbound, sorry, 90 inbound, these are the vert southbound. The tanker is still active. See if you'll get played on. Just at least a 500 feet perimeter around, no civilian. All right, let's try to do like 1,500 feet away. At this much, I'm on my way to it, but let's see if we can reach out the staff and see if we can block off traffic from coming from Maine and south of the loop and no traffic going northbound. Can you in 2011 Belarie's traffic for this specific vehicle? Instead of this house, I'm overnight, the tent is very dark, they can't see inside of it. There's going to be a title of Highlander, blue and color. That accident, Trinity Rock, and Maine that's related. Yeah, that's clear. I think someone will see your message about it. One from IP 4-4 (name withheld). Inc. Clear. Clear. Okay, good special. Can you advise the caller if she sees me, please wave us down. All right, it needs to be advised. Memorial Park Picnicari is clear. We didn't see no vehicle for match in the discretion. Yeah, it's clear pool is clear as well. We'll be checking off on the ball field here in a second. You just be advised, the fire is going underneath the water system underneath the ground. So you have smoke and explode Jamaica underneath the ground, too. So stay away. She was the only caller on this correct. Clear. That fuel going in a drainage ditch and it's coming out in different areas. 1745 for any units are coming this way. You guys are going to have to come through Hillcroft for 17 district to get on 90. I saw one PDF by because she didn't try swacking them down unless they didn't see her.

Large vehicle fire on highway with possible tanker explosion, Houston TX

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