With the fire substantially smaller since it began on Monday, police were able to access the area around the pipeline in Deer Park.

Three days after an SUV crashed into a liquid natural gas pipeline, starting a fire that has been burning ever since, police say human remains were recovered from the vehicle Thursday.

Deer Park, Texas police confirmed Thursday human remains were found in an SUV that caused a days-long raging pipeline fire in Deer park,Texas Monday.

Human remains were found inside the vehicle that crashed into a pipeline, causing a days-long fire, Texas officials said. Screengrab from KHOU video Human remains have been found inside the white vehicle that crashed into a pipeline in Texas,

Officials say human remains have been found inside an SUV that authorities say hit an aboveground valve on a pipeline in suburban Houston, causing a fire that has burned for four days.

A pipeline fire that forced hundreds of people to flee their homes in the Houston suburbs is burning for a third day, with officials saying they don’t expect it to be extinguished until sometime Thurs

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 Deer Park spokesperson said four people were injured, but provided no details about the seriousness of the injuries. One firefighter sustained minor injuries.

Evacuation orders have been lifted for residents in Deer Park, near the fire. The fire has been burning since Monday.

A pipeline fire that forced hundreds of people from their homes in the Houston suburbs is burning for a fourth day, with officials saying they don’t expect it to be extinguished until sometime this evening.