In the late afternoon hours, an intense fire broke out on the east side of Galveston on the edge of the bay at a yacht facility. Surge water from the bay had already risen and surrouned the area, and firefighters could not reach the building. This fire burned for hours and engulfed areas downwind in thick black smoke for miles.
We don’t know the cause of the fire, but it could have been a power line taken down by the winds. The short version sent out to the news outlets is embedded here. A longer stock footage version can be seen on my YouTube channel.