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    Massive Explosion Rips Through Texas Chemical Plant

    The blast is the latest in a string of industrial incidents in east Texas. The explosion at the petrochemical plant injured three people and blew out windows and mangled doors of some nearby homes.
    by Merrit Kennedy Nov 27, 2019 3 minutes

    Updated 5:00 P.M. ET

    A huge explosion early Wednesday has injured three people at a Texas chemical plant, and the strength of the blast shattered windows and damaged doors of nearby homes, startling sleeping residents.

    After dark smoke billowed for hours from the plant after the 1 a.m. blast, another large explosion ripped through the plant in the early afternoon, sending up a huge ball of fire.

    Residents within a half mile of the petrochemical plant were under a mandatory evacuation order Wednesday morning, and the encouraged everyone

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