Dramatic Pipeline Fire Burns in Texas as Residents Say They Saw the Car Crash That Started It: 'Like a Bomb'

Officials with the City of La Porte Office of Emergency Management crews responded to the scene on the 8700 block of Spencer Highway around 9:55 a.m. local time on Monday, Sept. 16. The impacted pipeline carried “natural gas liquids,” according to a statement from Energy Transfer, shared by authorities. Deer Park police said a chemical called Y Grade NGL is what is burning.