Human remains found inside SUV that crashed, igniting dayslong pipeline fire in Deer Park
DEER PARK, Texas (KTRK) -- City officials confirmed that a pipeline fire on the border of Deer Park and La Porte has finally stopped burning, nearly four days since exploding.
The flame stopped hours after police said human remains were found inside the white SUV that was pulled from the site on Thursday morning.
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Officials believe the vehicle crashed into a valve and sparked the fire that's been burning for days.
SkyEye was live over the scene during Eyewitness News at 7 a.m. as crews hooked up the burned SUV with a winch and dragged it away onto Spencer Highway on Thursday.
Investigators surrounded the vehicle and looked inside.
Harris County medical examiners recovered and removed the remains. They'll now begin working through the identification process, which will take some time, Deer Park police say.
Energy Transfer, the company that owns the pipeline, said the fire stopped burning on Thursday around 6:30 p.m., about four days after the crash on Monday morning.
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Thursday also marked the first day since the incident that residents in the neighborhood closest to the pipeline are waking up in their homes.
Still, there are some homes that are too damaged to stay in, if not from the flames, from the water firefighters used to try to keep the fire from spreading.
Melted cars, melted shutters off homes, and destroyed playground equipment still remain.
The pipeline's flames stopped burning on Thursday after crews said they made the necessary repairs to the infrastructure.
Any impacted homeowner needing assistance can call 855-430-4491 or email LaPorteResponse@EnergyTransfer.com.
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