On June
22, 2026, at approximately 5:30 pm, EPA was notified of a tire fire at the Mammoth Metals Recycling facility in southeast Houston, Texas, just south of Brays Bayou.
There was no report made to the National Response Center (NRC).
The Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) reported that Houston Fire and
Hazmat, Harris County Pollution Control Services (HCPCS) and Houston Public
Health quickly responded to the event. They conducted continuous on-scene air
monitoring and reported no significant detections, and no evacuation order was
necessary for the nearby residential area.
EPA deployed
to the incident and confirmed there are no impacts to Bray’s Bayou and no
offsite air monitoring detections. EPA also confirmed that no aqueous fire-fighting
foam (AFFF) was used while fighting the fire.
Firefighting
activities at the site are still on-going, and EPA will continue to make
updates as necessary.
