5 Hurt as Blast Rocks Texas Explosives Plant
A series of blasts blew the roof off a building at an explosives plant complex Thursday, rocking homes more than a mile away and injuring at least five people, authorities said.
A fire of unknown origin raced through the building at Jet Research Center Inc., a manufacturer of explosives for oil production, triggering the explosions, police in this community of 3,000 said.
Two other buildings containing explosives were untouched by fire and appeared to be safe several hours after the blaze, Johnson County Sheriff Eddy Boggs said.
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