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Human Remains At Deer Park Pipeline Fire Site Are Identified

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FILE - A massive pipeline fire burns after a vehicle drove through a fence along a parking lot and struck an above-ground valve near Spencer Highway and Summerton on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in La Porte, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Officials are identifying human remains found inside the SUV at the site of the Deer Park pipeline explosion. The Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office Monday identified the driver as 51-year-old Jonathan McEvoy of Deer Park.

City officials say the SUV crashed through a fence on Spencer Highway two weeks ago, hitting an above-ground pipeline valve that sparked an enormous fire that burned for three days. McEvoy’s relatives say the man had experienced some health issues prior to the accident.