Flames shoot from gas line after N. Houston crash

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Four people were hospitalized Sunday morning, including two children, after a fiery crash into a gas pipeline in north Houston.

It happened in the 4600 block of East Mount Houston Road, just west of the Eastex Freeway.

The four were in a car that was headed west when the driver veered over the center line, overcorrected, and ended up in a ditch when it hit a 2-inch pipe, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

Alcohol may have been a factor in the crash, deputies said.

CenterPoint Energy is at the scene working to restore power. In the meantime, power is out in the area, including traffic lights.

Follow Mycah Hatfield on Facebook and Twitter.