Watch: Devastating sights after explosion in an industrial facility in Houston, Texas
One person was injured and nearby homes were damaged.
Breaking: Video just into our newsroom showing the aftermath of an explosion in Houston, TX.
— Brandon Truitt (@BrandonTruittTV) January 24, 2020
Police say this is an industrial facility. Witnesses say the windows and walls of their homes rattled.
At this hour, authorities warn of a second blast. @wpri12 pic.twitter.com/w5BPCwx2a6
A fireball and sparks falling from the sky over Houston, Texas in the United States had the city in some panic on Friday, January 24. It turned out to be an explosion in an industrial facility in the northwest part of the city, injuring at least one person who was sent to hospital, and damaging several nearby homes. According to reports, one person was logged as missing. The blast took place at four AM.
In videos that have emerged, a home security camera shows the blast from a distance, while other footage sheds light on the aftermath.
Details about the cause of the blast were not immediately known, and there was confusion among residents. “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,” one resident told CNN.
According to reports, a liquid nitrogen explosion at a manufacturing plant cause the ignition. Early reports suggested that the blast came from Watson Valve, a company which produces pressure valves, reported Mirror.
Couldn't get sound to work when posting from my phone. This should work though:#houstonexplosion pic.twitter.com/HXkLBW6cvB
— Joey Charpentier (@BattleNub19) January 24, 2020
Widespread damage has been reported from an explosion Friday morning at a northwest Houston manufacturing plant. Here's video from the scene from our partners at Metro Video Services. pic.twitter.com/a0hdYgy3Ui
— KXAN News (@KXAN_News) January 24, 2020
#BREAKING this is video from #sky2 of the explosion in #NWHouston. It happened at Watson Valve Services #Houstonexplosion #hounews @KPRC2 #txnews pic.twitter.com/3HGQel3VxY
— Taniya Wright (@KPRC2Taniya) January 24, 2020
Pictures shattered, blown of walls, baseboards blown off, storm doors shattered, doors blown off hinges. #abc13 #houstonexplosion pic.twitter.com/NhaLmyalyI
— Courtney Fischer (@CourtneyABC13) January 24, 2020
Aerial footage of massive explosion in #Houston, #Texas
— RT (@RT_com) January 24, 2020
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