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 burn was originally expected to diminish early Tuesday after Energy Transfer isolated the line so that the residual product "can safely burn itself out." On Tuesday morning, the fire was smaller,