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

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.

Chief Forecaster David Tillman describes how the winds in the Houston area could affect the smoke of the massive tire fire in an ABC13 Weather Update.

ABC13 Chief Forecaster David Tillman describes how the winds in the Houston area could affect the smoke of the massive tire fire.