A massive pipeline fire in La Porte, Texas, sparked grass fires and damaged a nearby park. The explosion forced evacuations and shelter orders.

An SUV entered Energy Transfer property Monday morning and struck a pipeline valve before a massive fire that was still burning into the night.

DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A pipeline fire that forced hundreds of people to flee their homes in the Houston suburbs burned for a third day on Wednesday, with no official timeline for when it might finally be extinguished.

A flame that towered over a southeast Houston suburb has subsided but continues to burn following a massive pipeline explosion after a vehicle drove through a fence and struck an above-ground valve

Deer Park officials said police and local FBI agents initiated investigations and found no preliminary reports that would suggest a coordinated or “terrorist” attack.

The fire shot orange flame and then black smoke hundreds of feet into the air, prompting authorities to evacuate nearly 1,000 homes.

Over 36 hours after the blast — which shot towering flames like a blowtorch above the suburbs of Deer Park and La Porte — authorities have provided few details about the circumstances leading up to the explosion.

A pipeline fire that began after an SUV struck a valve for a natural gas pipeline near Houston continues burning Tuesday after damaging houses, melting vehicles, and leading to the evacuation of 100 homes,

"The fire continues to burn itself out this morning, which is the safest way to manage the incident," the City of Deer Park said.