View of pipeline explosion in La Porte, Texas A pipeline fire that erupted in a suburban Houston neighborhood burned throughout a second day and into the night Tuesday with still no definitive word on when the blaze would finally go out,

A massive pipeline fire erupted in La Porte, Texas, a suburb located about 25 miles southeast of Houston. The explosion resulted in a towering plume of fire shooting high into the air, visible from miles away. Officials have ordered evacuations for residents in the Brookglen neighborhood area near the fire.

Environmental advocates say the pipeline explosion just outside Houston is a reminder of the potential dangers of a pipeline in our own backyard. Officials say a vehicle traveled through a fence and struck a valve for a natural gas fluids pipeline in Deer Park,