Heavy flames coming from La Porte pipeline, road closures and major evacuations underway

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Heavy flames coming from La Porte pipeline, road closures and major evacuations underway
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Officials say Spencer Highway is currently closed in both directions and the area surrounding Walmart and H-E-B is blocked off to traffic.

Heavy flames coming from La Porte pipeline, road closures and major evacuations underwayMore heat, humidity in Houston Monday with feels-like temps exceeding 100sGet ready to travel this fall with these Insider Deals– Fire fighters in La Porte are working to put out flames at a pipeline and emergency officials are recommending people in the area to evacuate.

Details are limited, so it’s unclear what caused the fire but La Porte Office of Emergency Management says the evacuations are between Luella and Canada.We’re told Spencer Highway is closed in both directions and the areas surrounding Walmart and H-E-B are currently blocked off to traffic. Residents are asked to avoid the area.

KPRC 2 reporter Bill Barajas is en route to the scene to get more details and SKY 2 is headed to the scene as well.Historian, educator, writer, expert on "The Simpsons," amateur photographer, essayist, film & tv reviewer and race/religious identity scholar. Joined KPRC 2 in Spring 2024 but has been featured in various online newspapers and in the Journal of South Texas' Fall 2019 issue.

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