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Image 1 of / 7 Caption Close Image 2 of 7 Firefighters rally around an injured colleague at the east Houston warehouse fire Thursday, June 14, 2012. (Brett Coomer / Chronicle) Firefighters rally around an injured colleague at the east Houston warehouse fire Thursday, June 14, 2012. (Brett Coomer / Chronicle) Image 3 of 7 Smoke from the east Houston warehouse fire could be seen for miles Thursday, June 14, 2012. (Nick de la Torre / Chronicle) Smoke from the east Houston warehouse fire could be seen for miles Thursday, June 14, 2012. (Nick de la Torre / Chronicle) Image 4 of 7 Firefighters work on a multi-alarm warehouse fire in east Houston Thursday, June 14, 2012. (Brett Coomer / Chronicle) Firefighters work on a multi-alarm warehouse fire in east Houston Thursday, June 14, 2012. (Brett Coomer / Chronicle) Image 5 of 7 Image 6 of 7 Firefighters work on a multi-alarm warehouse fire in east Houston Thursday, June 14, 2012. (Brett Coomer / Chronicle) Firefighters work on a multi-alarm warehouse fire in east Houston Thursday, June 14, 2012. (Brett Coomer / Chronicle) Image 7 of 7 Electrical wiring blamed in 3-alarm, E. Houston warehouse fire 1 / 7 Back to Gallery

Update, 6:23 p.m.:

The shelter in place for warehouse fire reduced to from Kelley as a northern boundary to Buffalo Bayou on the south; and from Jensen on the west to Lathrop on the east, according to the Houston Fire Department.

More than 50 units are on the scene, including hazardous materials. Several buses from Metro and Klien Fire Department are also assisting with rehab.

See raw video as firefighters work on the blaze here. Video by Mike Glenn

Update, 5:10 p.m.:

A firefighter is being treated for apparent heat exhaustion from a three-alarm warehouse blaze in east Houston.

The fire broke out about 2:30 pm Thursday at Supply Pro, Inc., a company that manufactures oil spill cleanup products in a building along Hahlo and Old Clinton Drive.

HFD officials said the employees have been accounted for. There are no reports of any injuries, except for the HFD firefighter being treated at an area hospital for heat exhaustion.

Well over 100 firefighters with dozens of HFD vehicles are fighting the fire. It sent thick clouds of black smoke rolling into the sky that could be seen for several miles in any direction.

HFD officials instituted a five miles radius shelter in place order around the warehouse.

“We are monitoring the air and water at this time,” said HFD Capt. Ruy Lozano.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality also has a team at the scene.

The fire has been contained to the warehouse, HFD officials said.

A firefighter at the scene said the blaze may have been started by an electrical wire falling on a bale of cotton but HFD arson officers are conducting an investigation into the cause.

Mike.glenn@chron.com

Update, 4:35 p.m.:

A Houston firefighter is being treated at the scene for heat exhaustion. The building on fire is a warehouse for Supply Pro Inc., which stores oil spill clean-up products. All workers are accounted for, authorities said.

Update, 4:05 p.m.:

The warehouse fire is now a 3-alarm fire covering and there is a shelter-in-place for a 5-mile radius around 4 p.m., authorities said.

Houston firefighters are working to contain the blaze.

Previous story:

A 2-alarm fire broke out in a warehouse Thursday afternoon at about 2:20 p.m.

Houston firefighters are currently at the scene at Hahlo and Old Clinton Road in east Houston. 5-mile radius.

Houston Fire Department Capt. Ruy Lozano said there have been no injuries reported so far and it’s not clear what is burning. The firefighters have no yet entered the building.

No other information was immediately available.