Two people are confirmed dead after a massive explosion at a Houston industrial company, the city's police chief said. Authorities don't believe the explosion was intentional though a criminal investigation is underway,
This aerial photo taken from video provided by KTRK-TV shows damage to buildings after an explosion in Houston on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. A large explosion left rubble scattered in the area, damaged nearby homes and was felt for miles away. A fire continues to burn and people have been told to avoid the area.
Police Chief Art Acevedo confirmed the deaths Friday. He said authorities don’t believe the explosion was intentional though a criminal investigation is underway. “She heard a big noise and the were running out of their rooms,” Wilson said. “She said it was some kind of explosion or somebody was trying to get in.”
“It busted out every window in our house. It busted everybody’s garage door in around here … and closer toward the explosion over here, it busted people’s roofs in and walls in,” he said
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