Four Seasons Containers fire update
Posted/updated on: January 17, 2026 at 8:14 am
SMITH COUNTY – The large industrial fire at Four Seasons Containers LLC in November began in a dumpster and spread to the building, Smith County Fire Marshal Chad Hogue reported on Wednesday, January 14.
“The fire originated in a roll-off dumpster where waste from the recycling process conducted at the business was disposed of on a regular basis,” Hogue said. “The fire spread from the roll-off dumpster to the building, resulting in the destruction of the approximately 24,000-square-foot building. The exact cause of the fire within the dumpster was undetermined.”
The Smith County Fire Marshal’s Office was aided by agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in a thorough investigation to determine the fire origin and cause, Hogue said.
The emergency call came in at 6:22 p.m. Thursday, November 20, 2025, that the 26,000 square-foot metal building, filled with plastic and oil products, was on fire.
Firefighters from Tyler and Lindale Fire Departments, as well as Smith County Emergency Services District 2, responded to the fire located in the 14700 block of Highway 64 West, near Toll 49.
Because the fire was causing hazardous smoke, Smith County officials asked residents to evacuate the area around 8 p.m. to a nearby church that opened as a shelter. The evacuation order was lifted around 11:30 p.m. November 20, but firefighters continued to fight the blaze into the next day.
No injuries were reported.
