'Like a nuclear bomb': a powerful explosion thundered at a chemical plant in Texas

Authorities announced the evacuation of people from nearby cities within a radius of more than 6 km from the scene of the incident.

Photo: Twitter video screenshot / @ eha_deutsch

At a chemical plant located in the US city of Port Neches in Texas, two explosions occurred in a day, reports RBC.

The first explosion occurred in 1: 00 27 on November. As a result of the incident, three employees of the enterprise were injured. Some houses located a few kilometers from the factory have broken glass.

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After 12 hours, a second explosion occurred at the plant. Authorities announced the evacuation of people from nearby cities located within a radius of more than 6 km from the site of the explosion. As reported Reuters, we are talking about at least 60 thousands of people.

According to the Sheriff Jefferson’s department, firefighters continue to extinguish the fire at the plant. The company said the incident was related to a petrochemical plant.

Eine große Explosion ereignete sich im Petrochemiewerk der TPC Group im US-Bundesstaat #Texas. Lokale Quellen haben angekündigt, dass Arbeiten zur Evakuierung von 60.000 Menschen in der Region eingeleitet wurden. pic.twitter.com/6cSZOY3QYM

— EHA News — Deutsch (@eha_deutsch) November 27, 2019

On Twitter, the local fire department posted photos and videos of the second explosion at a plant in Jefferson County.

More pics from the AMBUS deployment to the TPC chemical plant explosion in Port Neches this morning
(Photo credits: Jacob Delagarza) pic.twitter.com/1HWBYFDn3j

- Atascocita Fire (@atascocitafire) November 27, 2019

'Noticed an orange glow'

Some residents of Port Neches said that their windows and even doors were knocked out by a blast wave, writes CNN.

Tyler Sean Dunlap was sleeping when his house began to shake from the explosion.

also my doorbell can pic.twitter.com/3HDBZXhtO2

- Mia Hubert (@ Mia_H_09) November 27, 2019

“I heard and felt my house shake. At first I thought that people were going to burst into us. Then he went to his father's room. It seemed to him that our generator exploded. Soon I noticed an orange glow on the clouds, ”an eyewitness told CNN.

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Trent Lee added that the explosion sounded like a nuclear one.

The plant occupies a territory of 88,22 ha, which is approximately 145 km east of Houston. It processes petrochemicals used to produce synthetic rubber and resins, as well as gasoline additives. This plant is located among several other chemical complexes, but their fire did not catch.

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