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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 1:37 pm
***City of Deer Park Update ***
Evacuation Shelter/Cooling Center
* East Harris County Activity Center
7340 Spencer Hwy, Pasadena
Reunification Centers
* Jimmy Burke Activity Center, 500 W 13th St, Deer Park
San Jacinto College Closed for the rest of the day!
Neighboring cities have sent Fire trucks to assist. There are 11 pipelines in the area with various types of chemicals.
Harris County Polution Control is on the scene. See Data Portal
Over 700+ homes (4K people) are without power.
Media staging is available at Cunningham and Spencer Highway at the San Jacinto Community College, Parking Lot 1 A. Follow direction of SJCC staff direction. Space is not guaranteed. A secondary location is at the EOC/LPPD, 3001 23rd St. at Spencer Highway.
