Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – What’s being described as a ‘colossal’ explosion shook Northwest Houston around 4:15 this morning, damaging homes and businesses in the area.
The blast has been attributed to propylene gas at a valve factory called Watson Grinding & Manufacturing. At least one person was taken to a hospital.
We spoke to a witness who works at a nearby Buckeyes who said the blast blew their doors down and caused part of the ceiling to fall.
A reporter from ABC affiliate KTRK-TV says there is massive damage in neighborhoods near Highway 290 and Gessner Roads, where first responders were evacuating residents out of fear of a secondary explosion.
Getting a look in one resident’s home of explosion damage pic.twitter.com/Byz468Aucd
— Chelsea Edwards (@ChelseaFox26) January 24, 2020
Several doorbell cameras picked up the explosion and sound of the blast which was reportedly felt for miles
Getting a look in one resident’s home of explosion damage pic.twitter.com/Byz468Aucd
— Chelsea Edwards (@ChelseaFox26) January 24, 2020
#NEW: Aerials of an explosion at a Houston plant early Friday morning. At least one person was taken to the hospital with injuries. FOR MORE: https://t.co/tL6VwWFLcu pic.twitter.com/N9AafJU65B
— CBS News Texas (@CBSNewsTexas) January 24, 2020
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Massive explosion near Gessner & W. Clay in NW Houston! Watch live #abc13!! https://t.co/qSEcav3ogo pic.twitter.com/LN4HYKaeSk
— Miya Shay (@ABC13Miya) January 24, 2020
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