Recycling plant fire contained in Katy after large pile of scrap metal burned, officials say

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Heavy black smoke could be seen blanketing the area Friday evening. Officials said the fire was under control and was a pile of scrap metal that was burning.

Heavy black smoke could be seen after a recycling plant catches fire in Katy near Clay Road on Friday evening.There was no shelter-in-place order as crews battled a fire at a recycling plant that sent smoke into the Katy area Friday evening, according to fire officials.

Officials said the blaze was being fought in the northern part of town along the corner of Katy Hockley and Clay Road.The Katy Fire Department said the fire was under control by 10 p.m. Friday, adding that a large pile of scrap pile was burned.The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

 

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