Crews work Tuesday to clear the site where a former Langford Distribution warehouse burned Monday morning.
Crews work Tuesday to clear the site where a former Langford Distribution warehouse burned Monday morning. The 17th Street bridge over the property is expected to remain closed for several days as officials inspect it for damage.
Crews work Tuesday to clear the site where a former Langford Distribution warehouse burned Monday morning. The 17th Street bridge over the property is expected to remain closed for several days as officials inspect it for damage.
The 17th Street viaduct is expected to remain closed for several more days, after a fire destroyed the Langford Distribution warehouse under the bridge Monday morning, city officials said Tuesday.
City engineers and officials with the Texas Department of Transportation’s Waco District will be inspecting the bridge this week to determine whether the fire caused any structural damage, city of Waco spokesman Larry Holze said.
“That evaluation process is ongoing and no timeline has been determined,” Holze said. “The bridge will be closed for the next several days until the status can be fully checked and evaluated.”
The bridge spans from Webster Avenue to Franklin Avenue, and it remains unclear whether it suffered any damage.
The fire Monday morning leveled a 17,000-square-foot wood-frame warehouse that previously stored agricultural chemicals. Fire marshals were able to dig through debris Tuesday, Waco Fire Marshal Kevin Vranich said. The investigation is ongoing, but the cause of the fire is expected to be listed as undetermined, Vranich said.
The property, with a value listed at $41,710, has been disused for several years, he said. Companies that store hazardous chemicals are required by federal law to file a “Tier II” report with local authorities listing their inventory, but the fire department has no such current report from Langford Distribution, he said.
No one was injured in the fire, authorities said.
Warehouse fire
Firefighters battle a blaze at the former Langford Distribution warehouse at 301 S. 17th St., on Monday morning.
17th and Franklin fire
Thick black smoke pours out of the Langford Distribution warehouse, 301 S. 17th St., on Monday morning.
17th and Franklin fire
Flames take over the Langford Distribution warehouse at 301 S. 17th St., on Monday morning as firefighters try to knock down the commercial building fire.
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Waco Fire Department battles a large warehouse fire at Langford Distribution at 301 S. 17th St., on Monday morning.
17th and Franklin fire
Waco Fire Department battles a large warehouse fire at Langford Distribution at 301 S. 17th St., on Monday morning.
17th and Franklin fire
Flames leap out of the Langford Distribution warehouse, 301 S. 17th St., on Monday morning.
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Waco Fire department at the scene of the warehouse fire at 17th near Franklin.
17th and Franklin fire
Thick black smoke pours out of the Langford Distribution warehouse Monday morning.
17th and Franklin fire
Smoke rises out of the Langford Distribution warehouse as ladder trucks spray water on the commercial building fire Monday morning.
17th and Franklin fire
Waco firefighters lay out fire hoses as crews battle a large fire at Langford Distribution warehouse, 301 S. 17th St., on Monday morning.
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Waco firefighters work at the Langford Distribution warehouse
that caught fire Monday morning.
17th and Franklin fire
Waco firefighters walk toward a dark cloud of smoke during a commercial building fire at 301 S. 17th St., on Monday morning.
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Waco firefighters clear out after an early morning warehouse fire at Langford Distribution at 301 S. 17th St., on Monday.
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The remains of Langford Distribution warehouse sit after a two-alarm fire at 301 S. 17th St., destroyed the building Monday.
Langford Distribution fire
The remains of Langford Distribution warehouse smolder after a two-alarm fire at 301 S. 17th St. destroyed the building Monday.
Kristin Hoppa
Kristin Hoppa has been covering public safety and breaking news for the Tribune-Herald since January 2016. She worked in Northwest Missouri covering crime-related issues before her move to Central Texas. She is a University of Kansas graduate.
