The second warehouse fire in two weeks near Downtown Fort Worth (photo courtesy of Glen E. Ellman/FWFD)
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Firefighters have put out two separate fires at the same vacant warehouse in Fort Worth in less than two weeks.
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The first fire happened on Dec. 30, 2024, around 2:30 a.m.
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The second fire happened on Jan. 11, 2025, around 5:30 a.m.
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Firefighters have put out two separate fires at the same vacant warehouse in Fort Worth in less than two weeks.
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The first fire happened on Dec. 30, 2024, around 2:30 a.m.
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The second fire happened on Jan. 11, 2025, around 5:30 a.m.
Texas’s Fort WorthEarly on Saturday morning, the Fort Worth Fire Department was alerted to a fire at an abandoned warehouse located just outside of Downtown Fort Worth on the 700 block of North Main Street. There have been two reports of fires at the facility in less than two weeks.
January 11, 2025 fire
The second warehouse fire in two weeks near Downtown Fort Worth (photo courtesy of Glen E. Ellman/FWFD)
We know:
When rescuers got on the scene just before 5:30 a.m., they discovered that the first and second floors of the empty building were heavily engulfed in fire.
Despite its size, officials claim the fire was only one alarm.
The fire was successfully contained to the empty warehouse by firefighters.
In less than an hour, it was under control.
No injuries were recorded.
December 30, 2024 fire
December 30, 2024: The first fire at a warehouse close to Downtown Fort Worth (Photo Source: Glen E. Ellman/FWFD)
We know:
Around 2:20 a.m. on December 30, 2024, Fort Worth Fire reports that they received complaints regarding a business structure that was on fire in the same warehouse, with two persons inside.
After responders cleared the structure of any potential victims, the fire was deemed a two-alarm fire.
The fire took roughly seventy-five minutes to contain.
No firefighters were hurt, although one individual received treatment for smoke inhalation.
What is unknown to us:
Both fires’ causes are still being looked into.
The Fort Worth Fire Department is the source of the information in this page.
