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Exclusive Photos from the Great Pumpkin Fire at Whole Foods

All is well at the Whole Foods at 2955 Kirby, and the store plans to reopen to the public at 5 p.m., but many pumpkins perished in the blaze that erupted around 2 p.m. today when a seasonal display at the store's entrance caught fire.

The Houston Fire Department responded quickly and no one was injured, save the poor pumpkins. A slideshow of photos from the fire shows that the pine needles and hay on which the pumpkins rested was likely the main source of fuel for the conflagration.

Click here for more photos from the blaze.

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Katharine Shilcutt