"What do you mean my home owner's insurance doesn't cover exploding natural gas pipelines running through my suburban neighborhood, next to a school, and kid's playground??!!"
I am a Native Texan that lived and worked in Pasadena for 18yrs. I was a piping/welding inspector. 'Civilians' have no idea what a mess is underground. The owners have sketchy, if any, documentation of where and how many Shared below-ground lines there are. Fun fact: the Supreme Court has just recently disabled the Chevron Doctrine, which rendered my entire 22yr career pointless. Best of luck, La Porte.
@@sharonp4446 no .. also a pipeline worker here.. the whole underground USA pipelines are a mess.. ans this is what happens when you shut down pipeline work
There is one thing the 'Civilians' know for sure, they will end up paying for this mistake through higher gas prices. They understand this one very well.
Notice the creosote boiling out of the wooden telephone poles along the street. That is a very hot place right now and there are multiple pipelines through that corridor. Chances of more pipeline explosions are very high depending on what is in those pipes. I grew up in La Porte and have been through this hell before.
Someone said that the questions are stupid. A lot of people know nothing about these types of things. It is better to ask and be informed than to remain in ignorance.
It's okay, the independent Texas government, has set-up and oil court system to hold them.... accountable?😅 Lol! Oil Baron's love it? ( I own oil, in nm!)
What's that old saying? water and electricity don't mix. No, it's fire and gas. Yes, stupid question surprised she didn't ask how hot the fire was? Or what time will it will be shut down.
No, I was thinking there were good safety questions and answers, and also good investigation and remediation questions and answers. I thought this was a very good interview. Please remember that many of us have no knowledge at all about pipelines etc and what is boring basics to some is new understanding to others. [Edit: asdf ... ✅ thank you for your comment]
Disrespect it was a car that was confused that pulled in through there slid on the gravel in hit the pipeline I drove off across into the HEB parking lot
Officials say the car ran into the pipeline valve area. So not an accident. If it was a rupture there'd be a giant hole and the fire would be sideways.
I work in Gas pipeline, we first have to know whos pipeline it is...if its ours or some other companies line...if its ours, we identify which valves to close off-check GIS/Fieldmaps, map book. Identify Upstream (High Pressure) and Downstream (Low Pressure), if there isnt a valve then plan B...put a Stopple and drop the rubber to stop the flow. Also check to see what the pipeline feeds a districts, refinery, and or who is affected once its cut off...This looks like a Substation/Regulator/Monitor station...Rail Road Commission gonna definitely investigating this incident-looks like the Suv hit the station
@@DarcySteelealso an oilfield worker, that's how natural gas gets to houses, and this is what happens when old gas.lines aren't repaired fixed or replaced
@DarcySteele All questions are ok...There are Substation all across the city broken down into Districts supplying Natural Gas (which I work for) to residence, Resturaunts, Laundry mats, Commercial buildings, to commercial generators, residential generators, heaters, gas stoves ran by natural gas. There other suppliers that run their product through lines across the city to suppliers and usual use commercial right of ways/Alley ways like High Voltage transmission lines
If this is the line I think it is, then it's a 24" NGL line that runs around 700 psi. Directly upstream is a pump station around Ellington and they have more valves before it crosses the ship channel. I promise you that line is shut in and this is what was in that section burning off. With a relatively small orifice, it'll burn for a while.
Allegedly it’s a 20” line owned by energy transfer. Not the line I thought it was, but it’s still a main line in that right of way. The line I thought it was is 30 feet away.
I workedv20 years as a QC inspector of api gas line pipe that fed natural gas to homes and business A pipe burst in Brenham and the effects were felt in all the way in Waller. Whether it is a oil pipeline or natural gas one bursting is serious just like the grid for our electricity pipelines need to be regulated which is not done in the state of Texas
All over Texas we have these pipelines. Now you tell us no one even knows where the shut off valves are on some of them? Sheesh. We build our houses feet from these things. They are just part of the landscape.
They’re attacking are fuel supply to start a shortage are country is under attack from its own government they allowed this to happen and better yet sent the very man to do it
@@SusieDaw-ix6pv I don't. That's why I asked. I was ASKING a question, not making a SUGGESTION. That's why there is a question mark at the end of the sentence.
Just one week ago the MI6 and CIA directors gave a joint speech about how Russia is responsible for a series of infrastructure sabotage and arson incidents happening across Europe. This could be just an accident but the timing sure is suspicious.
Our health departments are extremely corrupt. Our OSSF directors approve the installation of ponded sewage disposal areas & our Fire Marshalls don't know the SIP rules for outdoor burning. Basically they want us to buy a 2nd government.
This is slow shut off is why pipelines are so opposed in so many places. Absolutely inexcusable that shut off is not automated within a short time. Particulate pollution is incredibly dangerous. Sad for the neighbors, the mitigation for their yards and homes will be a battle. Hard to know what internal structural home damage. Super heating of structures and wires isn't easily detectible.
If the valves are controllable then they can be hacked. Have you ever shut off a 36" pipeline by hand? it is not fun, but I rather have that than the remote valves
It also doesn’t matter if the line is shut in or not, depending on how far the valve locations are there will still be residual gas in the line that must be purged/burned off and that can take some time.
Yes I wonder what happened to that company I don't hear about it no more used to be biggest company in the world could shut anything down I don't even hear about them anymore
Calling this guy an Expert is using the term loosely. Just his explanation lacks ANY aspects of being an expert. Natural Gas can and DOES create black smoke at the pressure it's being transported at. This guy IS NOT any type of expert.
This is Texas! Houston famously had no building zoning restrictions in the booming 70's . I doubt they ever changed that. In fact they are PROUD that they aren't hampered by zoning restrictions.
If that house 2nd from the end goes up it's 100% due to neglect by the firefighters. LOOK down the street, there is clearly fire or something smoldering near the house or the house. Wouldn't take much water at all if you would just wake up and look around. Also most of the pipelines in this country are very old so we will probably see more of this in the coming years. San Bruno, CA near SF had a devastating pipeline failure/fire years ago, many lost their homes and/or lives. I hope that is not the case here. It was caused by the pipeline failing.
Seeing all the telephone poles smoking really makes a statement regarding how much heat is coming out from that fire. Those houses are in danger of burning for sure!
Residence within 1/2 Mi radius cannot go back to their homes. It'll be recommended that you immediately contact your home insurance company. Some are already aware and local residents that are not permitted in can call to get hotel motel assistance to cover stay. For the residents with USAA near the area there are aware and will reimburse or cover hotel stay call them for assistance and a card number that will cover your hotel
Fed and local authorities investigate the fires very seriously and then the oil companies and refineries ignore them because there are no real penalties or consequences to their negligence.
@@Moondoggy1941 99.9% true--they just declare bankruptcy or sell properties to another bad actor... and absolutely never forced to comply with safety regs or clean up act.
I've been telling people since before 1995 that gas is far too dangerous to use within 2 miles of a residential zone. But people keep saying oh it's perfectly safe.
I'd give this video a 👍 if the coverage wasn't so infantile and unsettlingly unaware of the failures that we're all witnessing. If only the TV station had a control room of its own to help this report treat its audience like they know how fire works.
The multi billion dollar corporation responsible for not properly maintaining the pipeline will get fined a laughable amount after negligently poisoning the air for thousands of residents. Yay oligarchy! (call your respresentatives and senators at federal and state level and tell them that safety regulations are the MOST important and get everyone you know to call also. Everyone needs to call. Its the only way to prevent this kind of thing and keep everyone from dying from random negligent companies)
If they're going to put people on TV, especially if they're going to call them experts, it would be good if they really knew what they were talking about. In this particular case, there is no doubt in my mind that this pipeline is very well documented in both the Owner's GIS system and also in a complete set of engineering documents used to build and operate it. This is normal in any modern operating company. There is no question that the Owner knows where the isolation valves are on either side of this leak and that their operators have long ago closed them (they can also close automatically on low pressure if the leak is large enough). In this particular case, the reason this fire is lasting so long is that the line contains NGLs, which consist primarily of propane and butane and similar heavy hydrocarbon components. These hydrocarbons remain liquid whilst under pressure, but when pressure is released, they boil and convert to the gas phase. That can only happen at a certain rate given the size of the opening and the rate at which heat can be absorbed into the pipeline from the ground. Whereas there are isolation valves along the length of this line, there is a lot of liquid volume between them, and all of this needs to boil off and burn before the fire will go out. If you put the fire out at the moment in some sort of Hollywood-movie style, what you will have is a large vapor cloud just waiting to explode and possibly even a large liquid pool around the escape point, which will make the situation much, much more hazardous. So please people before you comment or go on TV, please know what you're talking about. This is coming from someone who spent his entire career working as an engineer in the oil and gas industry. Have a good day y'all.
Imagine: in California, we're such communists that we required new drilling to be over 3200 feet from homes. A law so unfair to big oil, Chevron had to move to Texas. Obviously, big oil know what it's doing.
Those houses are mighty close to that refinery with all those explosion and fires, I wouldn’t want to live near an energy plant facility for anything 🫤🫤🫤!
Bob Cavnar did not share with those newsies that expecting anyone to shutdown that pipeline in a short time was preposterous. I'm sure that there is a long story of multiple layers of companies and contractors trying to communicate with each other, waiting for each other to make decisions, waiting for permissions, waiting for directions/orders. Then you have to factor in human incompetence. That's why it takes hours to shut off a pipeline.
Texas. southeast of Houston, near the bay. I googled it because NONE of the local news stations seem to be aware this is national news, and most of us have never heard of LaPorte.
Residents within 1/2 Mi of the gas valve leak need to evacuate. The line has been shut off officially but it will take several hours to burn off. All businesses and campuses near it or closed
"What do you mean my home owner's insurance doesn't cover exploding natural gas pipelines running through my suburban neighborhood, next to a school, and kid's playground??!!"
EXCELLENT QUESTION WE ALL NEED TO BE ASKING ⁉️
I am a Native Texan that lived and worked in Pasadena for 18yrs. I was a piping/welding inspector. 'Civilians' have no idea what a mess is underground. The owners have sketchy, if any, documentation of where and how many Shared below-ground lines there are.
Fun fact: the Supreme Court has just recently disabled the Chevron Doctrine, which rendered my entire 22yr career pointless.
Best of luck, La Porte.
All refineries have a Pipeline Map. I have printed off plenty of
@@sharonp4446 no .. also a pipeline worker here.. the whole underground USA pipelines are a mess.. ans this is what happens when you shut down pipeline work
There is one thing the 'Civilians' know for sure, they will end up paying for this mistake through higher gas prices. They understand this one very well.
UnSupreme Court you mean. I dare say our Supreme Court has waged war with the people they are supposed to serve!
Probley sabotage by our own government, that's how much I trust them
Houston Pipelines sounds like sports team
Good one !
Or a cartel
American Oligarchs ?
Oilers.
Baytown Blowouts
Notice the creosote boiling out of the wooden telephone poles along the street. That is a very hot place right now and there are multiple pipelines through that corridor. Chances of more pipeline explosions are very high depending on what is in those pipes. I grew up in La Porte and have been through this hell before.
Driving oil prices up, is what this is all about! Grab half a clue? 😅😮
I saw that. All the power poles are SMOKIN’
Someone said that the questions are stupid. A lot of people know nothing about these types of things. It is better to ask and be informed than to remain in ignorance.
exactly
It's okay, the independent Texas government, has set-up and oil court system to hold them.... accountable?😅 Lol! Oil Baron's love it? ( I own oil, in nm!)
It's better not to live anywhere near chemical plants.
What's that old saying?
water and electricity don't mix.
No, it's fire and gas. Yes, stupid question
surprised she didn't ask how hot the fire was?
Or what time will it will be shut down.
No, I was thinking there were good safety questions and answers, and also good investigation and remediation questions and answers. I thought this was a very good interview. Please remember that many of us have no knowledge at all about pipelines etc and what is boring basics to some is new understanding to others.
[Edit: asdf ... ✅ thank you for your comment]
They say no injuries, but no one is mentioning the car right next to the fire.
Kind of odd; it's location and orientation to road.
That is a police vehicle that was parked there and it's not salvageable
Disrespect it was a car that was confused that pulled in through there slid on the gravel in hit the pipeline I drove off across into the HEB parking lot
@@aralifefarming Where did you get this information from?
Officials say the car ran into the pipeline valve area. So not an accident. If it was a rupture there'd be a giant hole and the fire would be sideways.
I work in Gas pipeline, we first have to know whos pipeline it is...if its ours or some other companies line...if its ours, we identify which valves to close off-check GIS/Fieldmaps, map book. Identify Upstream (High Pressure) and Downstream (Low Pressure), if there isnt a valve then plan B...put a Stopple and drop the rubber to stop the flow. Also check to see what the pipeline feeds a districts, refinery, and or who is affected once its cut off...This looks like a Substation/Regulator/Monitor station...Rail Road Commission gonna definitely investigating this incident-looks like the Suv hit the station
I apologize if this is a stupid question, but I’m curious as to why it’s going through densely populated neighborhood?
@@DarcySteelealso an oilfield worker, that's how natural gas gets to houses, and this is what happens when old gas.lines aren't repaired fixed or replaced
@@DarcySteele If they're maintained properly they usually don't pose much danger
@DarcySteele All questions are ok...There are Substation all across the city broken down into Districts supplying Natural Gas (which I work for) to residence, Resturaunts, Laundry mats, Commercial buildings, to commercial generators, residential generators, heaters, gas stoves ran by natural gas. There other suppliers that run their product through lines across the city to suppliers and usual use commercial right of ways/Alley ways like High Voltage transmission lines
TRUE
My Hats off and great respect to all the 1st responders who have responded to this situation.
If this is the line I think it is, then it's a 24" NGL line that runs around 700 psi. Directly upstream is a pump station around Ellington and they have more valves before it crosses the ship channel. I promise you that line is shut in and this is what was in that section burning off. With a relatively small orifice, it'll burn for a while.
24" 700 psi is a 1500 BTU heat radius of 434 ft. don't be within 434 ft of this, or you will be charcoal
@@eustatic3832 explains why they are constantly hosing down the surrounding areas.
Allegedly it’s a 20” line owned by energy transfer. Not the line I thought it was, but it’s still a main line in that right of way. The line I thought it was is 30 feet away.
Houston is having a bad year, man.
It's a fake government.
look at who they vote for.
@@patpetersen7645ffs give me a break!
That's la porte not Houston
I workedv20 years as a QC inspector of api gas line pipe that fed natural gas to homes and business A pipe burst in Brenham and the effects were felt in all the way in Waller. Whether it is a oil pipeline or natural gas one bursting is serious just like the grid for our electricity pipelines need to be regulated which is not done in the state of Texas
@@LolaHutton
THIS!
A lot of stupid questions are being asked and answered. Pretty sure this isnt the first oil fire in Texas
this gentleman is answering questions very well and the questions are relevant to this crisis.
It's almost like people who live in the neighborhood next to it may care more about it than you do. Go watch Asmongold kiddo.
drill baby drill
Thoughts and prayers
They are not all that common in areas like Deer Park, though.
Yeah. Questions are stupid. 🤡🤡🤡
All over Texas we have these pipelines. Now you tell us no one even knows where the shut off valves are on some of them? Sheesh. We build our houses feet from these things. They are just part of the landscape.
Look at google maps, there are many pipelines in the area. Might need to shutoff more than one.
Another one of our essentials/neccesities. why are some of these news channels not allowing comments?
why is it taking so long to cut of the gas to the pipeline?!
ask the RED STATE
Cuz it makes for good news footage..😂✌
They’re attacking are fuel supply to start a shortage are country is under attack from its own government they allowed this to happen and better yet sent the very man to do it
its probably cut, but theres a bunch in the system thats gonna have to burn off
Trump
If they can't figure out which pipeline to shut down, why not shut them all off till they get it under control?
Hope it's nothing to do with an inconvenience to the customers : (
You obviously have no idea what is involved with what you just suggested.
because if its gas, there is so much pressure in the pipe. It might take a while for it to burn out after they shut the valve off the next shut off
@@D_M121 They are saying it's oil, not gas, because of the amount of black smoke and the colour of the flame.
@@SusieDaw-ix6pv I don't. That's why I asked. I was ASKING a question, not making a SUGGESTION. That's why there is a question mark at the end of the sentence.
Just one week ago the MI6 and CIA directors gave a joint speech about how Russia is responsible for a series of infrastructure sabotage and arson incidents happening across Europe.
This could be just an accident but the timing sure is suspicious.
It's easy to throw mud on others but that's not the solution for outdated infrastructure in US
Our health departments are extremely corrupt. Our OSSF directors approve the installation of ponded sewage disposal areas & our Fire Marshalls don't know the SIP rules for outdoor burning. Basically they want us to buy a 2nd government.
@kirannnnnn a good excuse though 😂
Russia, Russia,Russia .
This is slow shut off is why pipelines are so opposed in so many places. Absolutely inexcusable that shut off is not automated within a short time. Particulate pollution is incredibly dangerous. Sad for the neighbors, the mitigation for their yards and homes will be a battle. Hard to know what internal structural home damage. Super heating of structures and wires isn't easily detectible.
If the valves are controllable then they can be hacked.
Have you ever shut off a 36" pipeline by hand? it is not fun, but I rather have that than the remote valves
The cookies in the oven will be done, and the tortillas will be toasted.
It also doesn’t matter if the line is shut in or not, depending on how far the valve locations are there will still be residual gas in the line that must be purged/burned off and that can take some time.
John Wayne could shut that fire down. Hellfighters, 1968
Oh my gosh I said same thing lmbo
Red Adar
Yes I wonder what happened to that company I don't hear about it no more used to be biggest company in the world could shut anything down I don't even hear about them anymore
Calling this guy an Expert is using the term loosely. Just his explanation lacks ANY aspects of being an expert. Natural Gas can and DOES create black smoke at the pressure it's being transported at. This guy IS NOT any type of expert.
So glad we can trust big oil and chem companies to do the right thing...
Prayers for all those near this, and their homes. Theres going to be sut all over their homes that are near it. Praying it dont get worse. 🙏 😢
Moment of silence for Whataburger a block away
LOL
Thats funny as hell!!!🤣you got jokes!!
The big question is if Ted Cruz is off to Cancun or Puerto Vallarta
How did it start ?
Old Lady had medical emergency lost control of her car and crashed into valve.
Why do they have residential homes so close ? really bad city planning
Pipelines are everywhere
Do you think fuel gets to your house by wifi🤦♀️, all houses have pipelines running to them
City planning? What city planning?
This is Texas! Houston famously had no building zoning restrictions in the booming 70's . I doubt they ever changed that. In fact they are PROUD that they aren't hampered by zoning restrictions.
@@TerlinguaTalkeetnano houses over the pipelines… just high voltage electric lines that will need to be inspected.
The lack of control in the Control Center, 90 minutes of continuous fire, is the problem.
I've seen 20 or 30 at a time , burning like that. for 2 to 3 months...
THINGS SURE ARE BIGGER IN TEXAS!!! ...Including preventable environmental disasters!!!
Ohhhhhhhhhkayyyyyyyyyyy y'all want us to start naming EVERYTHING wrong with Blue states? 😂 Cause we can do that
You’re governor is paying attention to voter registration and look what happened here
This is what you get with deregulation.
And Train crashes.
@@dera6347 The Railroad commission oversees pipeline safety in texas, go figure.
Yes, cause the government is so much more effective and efficient, and uses our tax dollars smartly.🤦🏻♂️
Dak did this to take the attention off of him.
haha
best comment yet.
@@danielmckee9274 LOL!
Oof, Dak is a Ba'ad man, 😅
Dak? What language is that?
Jeez, the lax attitude of people responsible for such volatile substances.smh Hope everyone is safe!
Developers will put houses anywhere.
The burned car close to the blowout point is interesting,but the length of time it is taking them to close values and stop the pumping is interesting.
The isolation valves failed
Just another case of big oil doing whatever they want in good old unregulated Texas. They love it
What is taking them so long to SHUT IT OFF
They just got done smoking a blunt.
If that house 2nd from the end goes up it's 100% due to neglect by the firefighters. LOOK down the street, there is clearly fire or something smoldering near the house or the house. Wouldn't take much water at all if you would just wake up and look around. Also most of the pipelines in this country are very old so we will probably see more of this in the coming years. San Bruno, CA near SF had a devastating pipeline failure/fire years ago, many lost their homes and/or lives. I hope that is not the case here. It was caused by the pipeline failing.
Call Red Adairs people !
I know right lol
He can just dance in there and shut off that valve.
Just like he did before.
Goodness. Who was there first? Pipeline or neighborhood? Hoping for the best outcome for all.
THIS STUPID CAR MESSED MY RECESS UP
Seeing all the telephone poles smoking really makes a statement regarding how much heat is coming out from that fire. Those houses are in danger of burning for sure!
Have they identified who owns burned out car by the pipeline?
Jackie Chan
Smokey the Bear 🐻
Get ready to pay the bill for this, though higher gas prices. One of the few industries that always makes their customers pay for their mistakes.
The amount of fuel lost is small potatoes maybe a couple hundred thousand dollars worth that's nothing to the oil companies
Putin knows the feeling.
Residence within 1/2 Mi radius cannot go back to their homes. It'll be recommended that you immediately contact your home insurance company. Some are already aware and local residents that are not permitted in can call to get hotel motel assistance to cover stay. For the residents with USAA near the area there are aware and will reimburse or cover hotel stay call them for assistance and a card number that will cover your hotel
Praying every one is safe and power is back on soon
holy smokes that fire is huge!! how much of watever is leaking out of there getting wasted!?
You will pay for it
All of it
it'd all being burnt tho
backing soda then turn it off.
😂😂😂
Sabatage?
And God said let the mountains crumble to the Sea...
GAS price going UP?🤔
Fed and local authorities investigate the fires very seriously and then the oil companies and refineries ignore them because there are no real penalties or consequences to their negligence.
TRUTH
I LIVED IT FOR 2 DECADES
Nope. In 2002, Texas deregulated its power grid, separating it from the federally controlled system. You can thank Greg Abbott.
That maybe true but I can tell you that is not always true.
@@Moondoggy1941 99.9% true--they just declare bankruptcy or sell properties to another bad actor... and absolutely never forced to comply with safety regs or clean up act.
@@NikkiB03 doesn't matter what Greg Abbott thought he did, it still comes under fed regs and investigation
'Bob, did you turn that valve off we aked you to do? Bob- yup, all 6 of them.'
That might be Bob's burned up car next to it though.
@@HotaruGlaive
😅😅
What was that streak of light around 5:30?
Please pray for fire to be put out, and the residents be blessed with safety, assistance, no injuries .
Great, informative interview, Bob!
Royce @ HZC
I've been telling people since before 1995 that gas is far too dangerous to use within 2 miles of a residential zone. But people keep saying oh it's perfectly safe.
They forgot how to turn it off?? 😂
How did this happen?
Hope everyone will be ok.😮
Red Adair situation❤
I'd give this video a 👍 if the coverage wasn't so infantile and unsettlingly unaware of the failures that we're all witnessing.
If only the TV station had a control room of its own to help this report treat its audience like they know how fire works.
cut the line off at one of the points. each line has multiple valve points right??
What name of this company?
Elizabeth
The location is on Spencer Hwy next to Walmart and East Blvd.
Where's John Wayne and the Hellfighters? Fire would have already been put out. LOL
I didn't start the fire it was always burning
People use your brain. This could be a 100% accident! Or NOT!
Russian drone
The multi billion dollar corporation responsible for not properly maintaining the pipeline will get fined a laughable amount after negligently poisoning the air for thousands of residents. Yay oligarchy! (call your respresentatives and senators at federal and state level and tell them that safety regulations are the MOST important and get everyone you know to call also. Everyone needs to call. Its the only way to prevent this kind of thing and keep everyone from dying from random negligent companies)
Looks pretty clear that white car drove up in there and hit something
Isn't it great the way Texas takes safety and consideration for its citizens
If they're going to put people on TV, especially if they're going to call them experts, it would be good if they really knew what they were talking about. In this particular case, there is no doubt in my mind that this pipeline is very well documented in both the Owner's GIS system and also in a complete set of engineering documents used to build and operate it. This is normal in any modern operating company. There is no question that the Owner knows where the isolation valves are on either side of this leak and that their operators have long ago closed them (they can also close automatically on low pressure if the leak is large enough). In this particular case, the reason this fire is lasting so long is that the line contains NGLs, which consist primarily of propane and butane and similar heavy hydrocarbon components. These hydrocarbons remain liquid whilst under pressure, but when pressure is released, they boil and convert to the gas phase. That can only happen at a certain rate given the size of the opening and the rate at which heat can be absorbed into the pipeline from the ground. Whereas there are isolation valves along the length of this line, there is a lot of liquid volume between them, and all of this needs to boil off and burn before the fire will go out. If you put the fire out at the moment in some sort of Hollywood-movie style, what you will have is a large vapor cloud just waiting to explode and possibly even a large liquid pool around the escape point, which will make the situation much, much more hazardous. So please people before you comment or go on TV, please know what you're talking about. This is coming from someone who spent his entire career working as an engineer in the oil and gas industry. Have a good day y'all.
It might burn for hours but if they get the correct valve you would notice an immediate reduction in pressure.
Are you talking about my crackhead neighbors?
Imagine: in California, we're such communists that we required new drilling to be over 3200 feet from homes. A law so unfair to big oil, Chevron had to move to Texas. Obviously, big oil know what it's doing.
I’m no expert but it was a car accident that ran through the cheap fence protecting the gas valves
Those houses are mighty close to that refinery with all those explosion and fires, I wouldn’t want to live near an energy plant facility for anything 🫤🫤🫤!
Might be nice to inform us what we’re breathing?
Marijuana
Nitrogen Oxide NOx. That's what they're overdosing our air with.
It's a natural gas line.
Sulfur oxide & nitrogen oxide.
@@SlackerU Is that bad??
Yeah listening to these experts is like listening to a 5 year old ramble and say nothing
Hoping it was not espionage.
nope just the government as usual
@@jacquelineMeyers-is1zz
Straight-up negligence.
Signature ERCOT.
Regulations are to blame. Free the corporations. 😂
Bob Cavnar did not share with those newsies that expecting anyone to shutdown that pipeline in a short time was preposterous. I'm sure that there is a long story of multiple layers of companies and contractors trying to communicate with each other, waiting for each other to make decisions, waiting for permissions, waiting for directions/orders. Then you have to factor in human incompetence. That's why it takes hours to shut off a pipeline.
Could be product back flow if the check valve failed as well. I am not sure what pressure the pipeline was operating at.
Call Red Adaire
gas back to 4$ now
Is this near Houston?
Red Adair would containe this
Seeing the wooden power line poles smoking hundreds of feet away is a real eye opener. Probably have the high power lines cut off already.
Looks just like before a rain storm in a Channelview at the flair stacks at the old Arco plant or is it Lyndale
Lyndale.... That's a blast from the past ... Family worked there decades ago
What are isolation valves...
La porte ??? What state?
Texas. southeast of Houston, near the bay. I googled it because NONE of the local news stations seem to be aware this is national news, and most of us have never heard of LaPorte.
@@urkiddingme6254 Thank U
Yep, this is wonderful for our environment. No need for regulations.
If these things are so sensitive they should have traffic barriers around them to prevent cars from running up on them
That pipeline is STILL being fed from somewhere.
This isn't just residual burn off.
Thier goes are gas prices just in time for the holidays
The first news coverage said a vehicle had been run into the pipe and property,starting the fire.
Residents within 1/2 Mi of the gas valve leak need to evacuate. The line has been shut off officially but it will take several hours to burn off. All businesses and campuses near it or closed
Gasoline was getting too cheap. This had to be done on purpose??
Totally not sabotage by certain countries 👍🤣
Im not sure why multiple news channels are talking about monitoring the air quality. Have you never heard of natural gas?
Russia did It
Absolutely (Russia)