A fire that burned for four days after a pipeline explosion in the Houston suburbs burned out Thursday after the once-towering blaze had put hundreds of nearby homes under evacuation orders, city officials said.

DEER PARK, Texas -- A pipeline fire that burned in a Houston suburb for four days finally went out Thursday as authorities announced a criminal investigation into the blaze that had roared into a towering flame, forcing neighborhoods to evacuate and melting parts of nearby cars.

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,

Police said an SUV drove through a Walmart parking lot's fence before it eventually "struck an above-ground pipeline valve" in Deer Park

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

Police and FBI investigations found no preliminary evidence that a pipeline explosion in Deer Park, Texas, on Monday were an act of terror, officials said.

A pipeline fire that erupted in a suburban Houston neighborhood burned for a second day Tuesday with still no definitive word on when the blaze

A transportation company's vehicle recorded the moment an SUV crashed into a natural gas pipeline, setting off a massive blaze.