A fire at a pipeline in the Houston area has prompted an emergency response Monday morning. Here's what we know. Where is the pipeline fire in La Porte? Officials with the City of La Porte responded to a pipeline fire at the 8700 block of Spencer Highway near East Boulevard around 9:55 a.

The pipeline fire burned for four days and resulted in the death of one person and the injury of four others. After burning for four straight days, the owner of the pipeline that burst Monday in La Porte has released their first report on what chemicals could have been released into the air as a result.

A natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline owned by Energy Transfer caught fire in La Porte, Texas, on Monday morning, the company said in a statement, knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses and prompting a widespread evacuation.