Natural gas pipeline explodes in Houston suburbs

A natural gas pipeline east of Houston exploded Monday, setting houses around it on fire. The pipeline owner, Dallas-based Energy Transfer, says a 20-inch main carrying natural gas liquids ignited, triggering mandatory evacuations for about 1,000 homes and businesses while others were told to shelter in place.

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[ofiasdfnosdf]

They put those four foot concrete posts in front of store entrances and many other types of buildings. You’d think they’d have them for a 20” liquid gas pipeline!

[jptrade]

So the driver accidentally drove thru a fence and accidentally continued across the field and ran into the pipeline in the middle of an open field by accident. Im happy we cleared that up.

[JavaBeanJean]

I live 2 miles down the road and it’s horrible, keeping my prayers to the families without homes and the people working hard to keep the fire from spreading.

[tyuzgbv]

Do we not have concrete barriers around such pipelines that breach the surface?

[nitromartini]

That is not a suburb. That is an area zoned for commercial industry.

[ladyjustice]

That happened in the state I live in years ago. The damage to the surrounding area was insane.

[bevonostro................]

The entire State of Texas froze solid in 2021. And now it turns out that all the residents of Houston had to do to get warm was to drive a truck into an unprotected gas main that nobody knew how to turn off. I pray to God that Greg Abbott is NOT getting any ideas from this...

[xenxu]

Mostly peaceful gas pipeline explosion...except for the explosion.

[chriswampler]

Laporte, Texas is NOT a suburb of Houston. One would think that CBS would have someone on top of parsing through the information.

[jayboogie]

I realize this may seem like a naive question, but is it not possible for them to simply turn it off? Is there not an emergency shutoff valve available?

[davidpeteriarussi]

"They are monitoring air quality here, and so far things are normal." THINGS?? What 'THINGS'?

[apmartin]

A figment of your imagination. Definitely intensional.

[Joe-ijof]

NASA: our next contract will be awarded to a company using natural gas as a propellant
Guy on Facebook: Huh? The stuff I grill with? Are you sure that's powerful enough to get to space?
Natural Gas:

[sorciere...]

Man im.sorry Texas!! Stand strong! Don't let take away your natural gas!!!

[gw]

Strange that this happened they need to investigate

[vampiricagorist]

That’s why you don’t live in urban/suburban environments. Texas has so much rural land. No need to pack yourselves in like sardines.

[bevonostro................]

For Sale: Large outdoor grill, only used once.

[jamesnylan]

It's just a raging pipeline fire. Totally "normal." Nothing to see here, move on.

[devakikaren]

That's ghastly. I can't even stand the smell of a neighbor's woodpile burning and I have acres around my farmhouse here in Cajun Country.

[Windmills]

end of the video, vehicle hit pipeline.. ahh there it is.. wonder what jewel did this.. pray fore texas.