Horizon City fire briefly rekindles; 151,000 gallons of water used on it

UPDATE, Aug. 25: A hotspot at the scene of Tuesday's large fire in Horizon City rekindled on Wednesday afternoon due to windy conditions, sending another plume of black smoke into the sky.

Horizon City Fire Chief Kris Menendez told ABC-7 that firefighters were able to quickly contain and knock down that flareup by dumping 6,000 gallons of water on it.

He noted that paled in comparison to the 145,000 gallons used to put out Tuesday's blaze at the recycling facility in the Lakeway Estates area.

ORIGINAL REPORT, Aug. 24: HORIZON CITY, Texas -- It took firefighters from several departments about two hours Tuesday to bring a large fire under control that burned in a desert area of Horizon City.

The blaze broke out about 4 p.m. at a recycling facility that handles cardboard and pallets and spread to nearby brush in the Lakeway Estates area.

Firefighters had to request additional water tankers to put out the flames due to a lack of hydrants in the area. Fire crews from Horizon, Socorro and Montana were all on scene and gained control over the blaze around 6 p.m.

Numerous Horizon residents called ABC-7 to report seeing a black plume of smoke that was visible for miles shortly after the fire broke out.

There were no injuries reported.