THE HOUSTON, TEXAS, FIRE DEPARTMENT TURNED OUT 4 alarms Thursday night when a furniture store warehouse caught fire.
Houston Chronicle / Smiley Pool photo
The Gallery Furniture store is a Houston icon, made famous by its flamboyant owner who goes by the monniker of “Mattress Mack” and is also noted for his innovative tv commercials. KHOU-TV has some live video taken in the early stages of the fire:
The fire was reported at 8:40 pm by employees who saw the fire near a generator. After first sending the alarm, they attacked it with hand extinguishes, but it was too much for them. The store showroom was open at the time, but the fire alarm system alerted everybody and a safe evacuation was effected. KHOU-TV has this follow-up video report that has a lengthy interview with a Houston District Chief describing the fireground operations:
The fire destroyed most of the warehouse portion, but the showroom area was saved. The company has a second, recently-opened showroom where they can continue operations. Mattress Mack is actively seeking temporary warehouse space to accommodate several shipments that are already en route to the store.
The Houston Chronicle has this morning’s late report on the fire HERE.
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