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.

Human remains were 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, officials said Thursday. As authorities worked to identify who had driven the vehicle,

A vehicle crashed into a gas pipeline valve, exploding into a tower of flame that burned for days. Investigators are now looking into whether it was more than an accident.