Photos from the Midland Fire Department and Odessa Fire Rescue’s response to a large structure fire Wednesday evening at Viking Pools in Midland County. According to OFR Assistant Fire Chief Joey White, the cause of the fire is unknown and is expected to burn through the majority of the night. Nobody was injured in the blaze and employees were able to safely evacuate the structure before it was engulfed. White estimated that the fire was the largest in the area in recent years.
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Joseph Norman watches from his truck on the Interstate 20 service road as a large fire rages on Wednesday evening at Viking Pools. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Bystanders watch from the Interstate 20 service road as a large plume of smoke rises from Viking Pools where the Midland Fire Department and Odessa Fire Rescue worked to extinguish a structure fire Wednesday evening in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Midland Fire Department and Odessa Fire Rescue firefighters work to extinguish a large structure fire Wednesday evening at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Midland Fire Department firefighters monitor the scene from afar as they work to extinguish a large structure fire Wednesday evening at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Volunteer firefighters and an Odessa Fire Rescue firefighter take a break as they work to extinguish a large structure fire Wednesday evening at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Midland Fire Department and Odessa Fire Rescue firefighters work to extinguish a large structure fire Wednesday evening at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Midland Fire Department firefighters hydrate while taking a break at the scene a large structure fire Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Flames engulf a metal warehouse at a scene where the Midland Fire Department and Odessa Fire Rescue worked to extinguish a large structure fire Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Flames engulf a metal warehouse at a scene where the Midland Fire Department and Odessa Fire Rescue worked to extinguish a large structure fire Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Midland Fire Department and Odessa Fire Rescue firefighters work to extinguish a large structure fire Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Midland Fire Department and Odessa Fire Rescue firefighters put a spotlight on their fellow emergency responders as they work to extinguish a large structure fire Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Midland Fire Department and Odessa Fire Rescue firefighters work to extinguish a large structure fire Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Odessa Rescue Firefighters begin to take off their bunker gear as they take a break from fighting a large structure fire Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
A Midland Fire Department ladder truck sprays water from above as it works to extinguish a large structure fire Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
A Midland Fire Department firefighter helps reverse a tanker truck into position as they respond to the scene of a large structure fire Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Odessa Fire Rescue Assistant Fire Chief Joey White films a video on his phone as a Midland Fire Department ladder truck deploys to spray water on a large structure fire from above Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
A Midland Fire Department ladder truck sprays water from above as it works to extinguish a large structure fire Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
A Midland Fire Department ladder truck sprays water from above as it works to extinguish a large structure fire Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Odessa Fire Rescue firefighters watch as flames engulf the roof of a building at Viking Pools where the Midland Fire Department and OFR responded to a large structure fire Wednesday night in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Midland Fire Department firefighters Vargas and Popham work to extinguish a large structure fire Wednesday evening at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Odessa Fire Rescue firefighter Nathan Tells prepares to enter the scene of a large structure fire with a partner Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Odessa Fire Rescue firefighter Nathan Tells prepares to enter the scene of a large structure fire with a partner Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Flames engulf the roof of a building at Viking Pools as Odessa Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Bobby White surveys the perimeter of the scene Wednesday night in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Midland Fire Department firefighters advance with their line to attack a large structure fire Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Midland Fire Department firefighters take a break from fighting a two alarm structure fire Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. The MFD was assisted by Odessa Fire Rescue, Northeast Volunteer Fire Department, Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department and West Odessa Volunteer Fire Department to help extinguish the fire. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Odessa Fire Rescue Division Captain Jason Cotton walks back from the line as he monitors OFR and Midland Fire Department crews working to extinguish a two alarm structure fire Wednesday night at Viking pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
A fire burns in a collapsed warehouse at the scene of a two alarm fire Wednesday night at Viking pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Midland Fire Department and Odessa Fire Rescue firefighters work to extinguish a large structure fire Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Midland Fire Department and Odessa Fire Rescue firefighters work to extinguish a large structure fire Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Midland Fire Department and Odessa Fire Rescue firefighters work to extinguish a large structure fire Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Midland Fire Department and Odessa Fire Rescue firefighters work to extinguish a large structure fire Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Midland Fire Department and Odessa Fire Rescue firefighters work to extinguish a large structure fire Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Midland Fire Department and Odessa Fire Rescue firefighters work to extinguish a large structure fire Wednesday night at Viking Pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
A Midland Fire Department firefighter carries equipment back to the fire line as the MFD and Odessa Fire Rescue work to extinguish a two alarm structure fire Wednesday night at Viking pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Odessa Fire Rescue firefighters take off their self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) masks as they come back from the fire line of a two alarm structure fire Wednesday night at Viking pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Odessa Fire Rescue firefighters take off their self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) masks as they come back from the fire line of a two alarm structure fire Wednesday night at Viking pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
A Midland Fire Department engineer monitors the flow of water to a ladder truck as the MFD and Odessa Fire Rescue work to extinguish a two alarm structure fire Wednesday night at Viking pools in Midland County. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
