According to NBC news, yesterday, Shepherd, Texas witnessed a very scary episode when a plant explosion, following a chemical fire took place. The fire took place after the explosion itself triggered the chemical plant, which ended up sending massive amounts of black smoke into the sky which is very scary and terrifying.

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WERE THERE SURIVORS?

The president of Sound Resource Solution said, the company itself had been a part of the community since 2013 and almost 40 employees except the injured employees were home and safe. Geoff Hartfield also stated that the first responders had an amazing job, and they were very cautious and made sure everyone was safe.

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The fire itself ended up being contained and authorities stated that air monitors had continued after the fire, and there were no more chemicals detected. As of right now, there is no more information on the explosion, but we will keep the state of Texas posted.

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