Odessa, Texas/July 24, 2024-On Tuesday, July 23rd, a major broke out at a container business located at 83rd and West Co. Rd. in northwest Odessa. Odessa Fire Rescue, West Odessa Volunteer Fire Department along with Goldsmith Fire Department responded to the major fire. A resident that lives close to the container business said that the fire may have started between 3am and 4am.
(Mark Rodriguez, Resident-Lives Near the Business-North West Co. Road/North Odessa, Texas)
Mark Rodruguez said, that his son had seen container ejected in the air as the intense flames caused various pops and explosions.
Segments of water hoses that resembled a yellow serpent winding across several neighborhood streets connected to a water hydrant located at the corner of 83rd and Perry Street. Drones were used by Odessa Fire Rescue to help fire fighter locate hot spots that kept igniting.
(Javier Joven, Odessa Mayor-City of Odessa/Odessa, Texas)
Due to the intensity of the container fire and the number of firetrucks and response teams needed to put out this fire, City of Odessa officials reached out to the Midland Fire Department for help in case of multiple emergencies in Odessa.
(John Beckmeyer, City Manager-City of Odessa/Texas)
The investigation as to the cause of the fire is ongoing.
For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera.
