4 Firefighters Injured Fighting Fire At Channelview Grain Silo

CHANNELVIEW, TX — Four firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion while battling a fire at a grain silo overnight, fire officials said. The fire erupted Sunday night inside a grain silo at the Cargill facility, located in the 16100 block of Peninsula Street.

The Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office said three of the firefighters have been released, while a fourth is being treated for smoke inhalation.

Firefighters were able to fully extinguish the fire by 6:30 a.m. Monday. No one else was injured, officials said.

Fire officials remained on the scene of the blaze through Monday morning and are still trying to determine the cause of the blaze.

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