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Pipeline Fire in Deer Park, TX
September 16, 2024 - 11:17am
From La Porte Office of Emergency Management:
At 9:55 a.m. this morning, the City of La Porte Fire Department was dispatched to a fire in the 8700 block of Spencer Highway. An evacuation has been ordered for between Spencer Highway and Fairmont Parkway between Luella and Canada Road, the Brookglen neighborhood area, Deer Park, TX. Please avoid the area and follow law enforcement direction. Please avoid the area and follow law enforcement direction. Further details will be released as available.
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Updated at 9/19/24 1:04 pm
The City of La Porte Fire Department along with the Deer Park Fire Department in Unified Command, are actively monitoring the ongoing fire, which is now burning residual fuel from its lines. Energy Transfer is bringing in crews to implement additional measures to assist in the removal of any remaining material in the lines.
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Any impacted homeowner still needing assistance can call:
855-430-4491 or send an email to laporteresponse@
energytransfer.com.
Evacuee Vehicle Pickup Information
Evacuees who were transported from the Walmart parking lot can now pick up vehicles. Please travel southbound on East Blvd to meet at the checkpoint to be escorted to your vehicle. You will be required to leave northbound from the parking lot.
Press Release 9/16 from City of Deer Park
