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La Porte officials outline response after Energy Transfer pipeline explosion; about 1,500 residents affected
Summary
City staff and council praised first responders after an Energy Transfer pipeline explosion; the Emergency Operations Center was activated, an evacuation order covered Luella to Canada, and officials said about 1,500 residents and roughly 30 businesses were affected.
City staff briefed the La Porte City Council on a major Energy Transfer pipeline explosion that was reported about 9:55 a.m. last Monday near the Walmart corridor and prompted activation of the city’s Emergency Operations Center. "The priority for any event is life safety," the staff presenter said, describing visible flames more than 100 feet in the air and an evacuation order between Luella and Canada.
The presenter told the council the incident response lasted about 100 hours from initial notification to demobilization and that the school district sheltered students…
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