Crews continue to battle massive fire in southeast Houston for several hours

Residents watched a massive fire burn for hours Tuesday at a metal recycling facility, raising concerns about air quality as thick black smoke billowed over the neighborhood.

Victoria Delafuente said she woke from an afternoon nap around 3 p.m. to find the fire burning just outside her window.

"It's very concerning for us in this neighborhood," she said. "I'm just praying everything is under control."

Firefighters attacked the blaze from above as residents gathered to watch. While north winds appeared to help keep smoke away from their homes, some neighbors remained worried about potential health impacts.

"My concern is my kids. My kid has asthma," Tanya Gonzalez said. "All this black smoke. Thankfully, it's up in the air."

The Houston Fire Department said that crews will continue to battle the ferocious flames of the southeast Houston tire fire on Tuesday into the overnight hours.

Fire officials said that units have been on the scene since 2:50 p.m. According to HFD, there are about 200 firefighters on the scene.

Air monitoring is underway after crews battle a massive southeast Houston fire for several hours.

As of 6 p.m., HFD said that there are no injuries to any firefighters at the scene.

As of 6:30 p.m., there is no shelter-in-place order, according to HFD.

On Monday afternoon, SkyEye13 was overhead, showing emergency crews dousing trees and areas surrounding the southeast Houston tire fire to prevent flames from spreading.

As the tire fire raged near Second Ward, residents shared concerns about the smoke plume and the air quality with Eyewitness News.

As the tire fire raged near Second Ward, residents shared concerns about the smoke plume and the air quality with Eyewitness News.