By late Saturday afternoon, the now-familiar flash of fire engines along Westheimer Road was back again. A vacant commercial building near Westheimer and South Voss went up in flames shortly before 5 p.m., in what neighbors say is at least the fourth fire at the property in recent months. Houston Fire Department crews moved in quickly to put out the blaze and reported no injuries, but the smoke stirred up plenty of anger on the block.
Owner: ‘It’s Ruining My Business’
Next door at Stockyard Bar-B-Q, owner Louay Joubarani says the troubled strip is torching more than just plywood and old wiring. Repeated fires, break-ins and loitering at the empty building have scared off customers and cut into his revenue. “It’s ruining my business,” he told…..