Flames from a massive chemical plant fire in Texas have finally been contained, 48 hours after twin explosions rocked the Gulf Coast, officials say.
"We still have active fires. We are confident the fires have been contained," TPC Group Director of Health Safety and Security Troy Monk told reporters on Friday.
"I would love to tell you that we were going to be done by the end of the day. I would not be telling you the truth if I made that statement. If is very difficult for us to quantify, in days, how long this is going to take." Cloud of smoke in the background from the TPC Group Port Neches Operations explosion is visible from a little league baseball park on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, in Port Neches, Texas.A mandatory evacuation for 50,000 people was also lifted for neighbors of the TPC Group.
"If we anticipated another explosion, we would not be lifting this evacuation order," Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick said. The blasts happened near where TPC makes butadiene, a chemical used to make synthetic rubber and other products, company officials have said.David K. Li is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.
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