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Macy Malin, 22, who was staying with a friend down the street from the site said the explosion woke her up. Her friend's family, she said, were yelling and she realized that her their home had been severely damaged.Malin then hurried home to Mauriceville, Texas, some 34 miles from the explosion, where she said her father was even woken up by the blast.
To drive home, she said, she had to travel in heavy traffic past the plant and she was worried about what would happen if there was another explosion. "We didn't know what had exploded and what gasses were in the air," she said."I've never seen the traffic like that ever." People on social media posted videos and images appearing to show a large fireball. One person who said he lives nearby said the"shockwave" of the blast was felt.Port Neches and Groves are southeast of Beaumont and not far from the Louisiana state line.Suzanne Ciechalski is a New York-based reporter for NBC News' social newsgathering team.
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