The Houston Fire Department is working to put out a large fire at a furniture warehouse in northwest Houston.
HFD issued precautionary shelter-in-place order due to the heavy smoke from the fire. That order has since been lifted.
Residents are asked to avoid the area.
Shelter-in-Place order has been LIFTED for the 3 Alarm Fire on Wakefield- We wanna thank the community for their cooperation and ask that you continue to avoid the area due to heavy emergency traffic traffic.
— Houston Fire Dept (@HoustonFire) November 19, 2021
Officials said they were called to a warehouse located on Wakefield Drive near Alba Road after reports of heavy smoke coming from the building. Crews were on scene within four minutes of receiving the initial reports.
More than 100 firefighters were called to the scene.
HFD Arson investigators are working to determine the cause and origin of this fire.
Here are some photos from Sky 2 over the scene.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.