Body found in car that hit power transmission line in Houston by Reuters

(Reuters) – Human remains have been found in a burned-out car that hit a Energy transfer (NYSE: ) liquids pipeline earlier this week in Houston, prompting a criminal investigation, officials said Thursday.

Police removed the vehicle that struck the pipeline and Harris County medical examiners recovered human remains, the Deer Park Office of Emergency Management said in a statement.

Medical examiners will begin identifying the remains, the document said.

“As of Thursday evening, Energy Transfer has announced that the fire has been extinguished,” the City of Deer Park said in a statement.

“Energy Transfer is working closely with local authorities to manage the response and is co-operating with the investigation.”

The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the reported criminal investigation or human remains discovered in the car.

The fire is suspected to involve the Justice pipeline, according to researchers from the investment firm Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. However, Energy Transfer has not confirmed the name or capacity of the pipeline.

The Justice Pipeline, which entered service in 2012 with a capacity of 375,000 barrels per day, carries Grade Y – a mixture of natural gas liquids – from the Permian and Eagle Ford (NYSE: ) shale fields in Texas to Energy Transfer’s Mont Belvieu fractionators. .