HAZMAT teams responding to pipeline fire near Highway 90 in Wharton County, sheriff’s office says

EAST BERNARD, Texas (KTRK) — According to officials, a fire at the Tennessee Gas Pipeline in Wharton County was extinguished after going up in flames on Wednesday afternoon.

At about 12:30 p.m., the Fort Bend County Fire Marshall’s Office said its HAZMAT team was en route to assist other agencies, including the Beasley and Orchard Fire Departments.

The Wharton County Sheriff’s Office said the pipeline fire was in the area of Highway 90 between East Bernard and Lissie, near the town of East Bernard, Texas.

At about 2 p.m., Kinder Morgan told Eyewitness News that the impacted pipeline segment was isolated, shut down, and in the process of being depressurized.

SkyEye flew over the fire, which appeared to be diminishing.

By 4 p.m., officials successfully extinguished the fire with no reported injuries.