HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – Emergency crews responded to the scene of a structure fire in northwest Harris County.
The fire happened at 22390 Tomball Parkway at the Los Cucos restaurant.
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The fire could be seen on Houston Transtar cameras located at SH-249 and Spring Cypress Road.
Crews were notified of the fire at approximately 2:18 p.m.
The Klein Fire Department, Cypress Creek Fire Department, Northwest Fire, and Champions Fire all responded to the scene.
The Klein Fire Department said everybody who was inside the building was evacuated. They asked people to stay away from the area of SH-249 and Hufsmith Kohrville/Spring Cypress Plaza.
At approximately 2:26 p.m., officials said the fire started coming through the roof of the building.
At around 3:30 p.m., a two-alarm fire was declared and more fire crews were brought to the scene.
Officials said at approximately 3:10 p.m., they realized they needed more equipment to fight the fire due to issues with water. They said they had issues with heavy traffic in the area, including some hoses being run over and damaged as they were dragged from fire hydrants to fight the fire.
A three-alarm fire was declared at 3:56 p.m. This allowed for more units to come to the scene, namely to take the place of other firefighters who had been fighting the fire due to the extreme temperatures.
One firefighter was taken to Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in stable condition and two others were treated at the scene for heat exhaustion.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office.