Crime & Safety
Gas Pipeline Fire In Corpus Christi Shuts Down Interstate
Police shut down traffic along I-37 in both directions after the fire started, but traffic was reopened as of 10:20 a.m., the report said.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — The Emergency Operations Center in Corpus Christi was activated Monday morning after a gas pipeline rupture caused a massive fire, according to KRIS 6 News. The fire started at 8:30 a.m. at Interstate 37 and Buddy Lawrence, and burned for 90 minutes, according to the news report, adding that a second smaller fire in a small building started at 9:30 a.m. According to KRIS 6 News, the City's Reverse Alert said a gas pipeline rupture caused the flames that could be seen for several miles.
Police and fire crews responded to the fire, and police shut down traffic along I-37 in both directions after the fire started, according to KRIS 6 News. Traffic was reopened as of 10:20 a.m, and the Emergency Operations Center was closed by 10:30 a.m., according to the news report.
There were no injuries reported from the fire.
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