A pipeline fire in La Porte, Texas, forced thousands to evacuate Monday after a car crashed into a valve, causing an explosion. The blaze continued for a second day Tuesday with no definitive word on when it would be extinguished.
A pipeline fire in La Porte , Texas , sparks grass fires and burns power poles on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, forcing people in the surrounding neighborhood to evacuate. burned for a second day 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.
Investigators said it happened after the driver of a sport utility vehicle went through a fence near the Walmart and struck an above-ground valve. As of Tuesday evening, authorities had not still not identified the driver or said what happened to them. Authorities evacuated nearly 1,000 homes at one point and ordered people in nearby schools to shelter in place. By Tuesday afternoon that number was down to just over 400.
“You’re talking about 20-inch pipelines and miles between valves, so it takes a long time to burn down,” Hall said.
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