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Energy Transfer is the operator of the pipeline involved in the La Porte fire, which is a 20-inch natural gas liquids pipeline. The company reports the pipeline has been isolated to allow the ...
According to reports from local news station ABC13, the fire spread south under Spencer Highway into the borders of the adjacent city of La Porte, Texas. Video from the area after the explosion ...
A dramatic pipeline fire continues to light up the sky near Houston, and police say the blaze was started by a car crash. Officials with the City of La Porte Office of Emergency Management crews ...
A portion of a highway near the pipeline would remain closed, officials said. Hundreds of customers lost power. Officials said Wednesday afternoon that only two customers remained without electricity in the Deer Park and La Porte area. Repairs to all of the power distribution lines affected by the fire had been completed.
DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A pipeline fire that erupted in a suburban Houston neighborhood burned throughout a second day and into the night Tuesday with still no definitive word on when the blaze would finally go out, when nearby residents may be able to return home or why a car drove through a fence and hit a valve before the destructive explosion.
The fire occurred at a valve station on a 20-inch (50.8-cm) pipeline used to carry NGLs, according to Energy Transfer. Energy Transfer pipeline catches fire in La Porte, Texas Skip to main content
The weather conditions over Texas at the time were highly conducive to the spread of fires, with unusually warm temperatures and gusty conditions prevailing over the region. [8] [9] The area scorched by the fire grew rapidly to 500,000 acres (780 sq mi; 200,000 ha) within 24 hours of ignition as strong winds fanned the flames eastward. [10]
Deer Park and La Porte residents living close to the pipeline explosion were allowed to return home Wednesday, two days after the fire broke out Monday morning. When the fire first began ...