Local airplane hanger catches fire, explosions heard, Houma Fire Department reports

From the Houma Fire Department: At approximately 7:50 pm on November 6, 2024, the Houma Fire Department was dispatched to a possible commercial building fire in the 200 block of Aviation Rd. on the airport.

E911 operators were getting reports of heavy smoke and fire coming from a large airplane hanger, with loud explosions going off inside.

Initial responding units declare a working fire before getting on scene and went to a 2nd alarm at 19:55 upon seeing the smoke column in the sky from across the airport. Once on scene Incident commanders requested a 3rd alarm at 19:57 after seeing the condition of the building and with even more explosions going off inside.

Once crews were on scene they went into offensive operations to make a push interior when a large explosion went off just prior to crew entry. Units regrouped, requested a 4th alarm at 20:04 for manpower and then made an aggressive push into the multistory office portion of the building attached to the hanger and the hanger itself.

At 21:27 the fire was placed under control and investigators are working to make a determination of the cause. At 12:00 midnight, November 7, 2024, the fire department completed our preliminary investigation, all units have cleared the scene.

We want to thank all of the agencies that assisted us this evening.