An explosion at a manufacturing business has shaken northwest Houston

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An explosion at a northwest Houston manufacturing business shook part of the city early Friday, sending at least one person to a hospital and damaging nearby homes

At least one person is unaccounted for after the blast at Watson Grinding and Manufacturing, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said.The blast happened around 4:15 a.m. local time at 4525 Gessner Road, about an 18-mile drive northwest of downtown, officials said.A fireball apparently rose from the scene after the blast, video posted to Twitter shows. The distant footage was taken by a camera mounted to a home window.Debris flew a half-mile from the explosion site, Acevedo tweeted.Read More pic.

— Joey Charpentier January 24, 2020 Details about what caused the explosion weren't immediately available. At least one person was injured by shattered glass and was taken to a hospital, Houston fire Capt. Oscar Garcia said.Many homes in the area were damaged, including broken windows and doors, and in at least one case, a collapsed ceiling, CNN affiliates reported. "The whole ceiling fell in," a resident told KTRK about her home.

 

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Sorry for these persons!!

Guess thats what happens when the government cuts all the red tape on the EPA and business regulations to keep people safe.

Very sad to know 😥 let peace prevails around the world

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