Department Store, Retail Houston, TX – Arson fire at HEB store controlled with help from sprinkler system February 27, 2015 viking210 An HEB in southwest Houston will be closed indefinitely after a fire was started inside the grocery store Wednesday evening. The fire erupted around 7:30pm at the store in off Beechnut and the Beltway. According to fire officials at the scene, someone set fire to toilet paper in the back of the store. Fire officials on the scene say when the fire started, employees tried to put it out with extinguishers. Firefighters then arrived to help. The store’s sprinkler system activated to help control the fire. An HEB spokesperson said everyone was evacuated and no injuries were reported. Officials said the store will be shut down until health inspectors can examine what kind of damage was made to the products inside. The HEB spokesperson didn’t know how long that process will take. HEB says it is working with HFD on the investigation, which they’re classifying as arson.
