At least two people died this Friday because of a large explosion that destroyed an industrial building in northeast Houston (Texas) and was felt in much of the city.
The outbreak shook several buildings and caused a shower of debris that hit nearby homes, causing glass breakage and other damage.
The authorities did not order evacuations in the area that burned hours after the explosion.
The causes of the incident are still being investigated, which was felt in a large part of the Texan city but has not suspended classes in the area's schools.
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Residents of a nearby neighborhood in the northwestern part of the city told KPRC, an NBC affiliate in Houston, that windows jumped through the air and damaged garage doors.
"(The explosion) took us all out of our bed, it was very strong," said resident Mark Brady. "He broke all the windows of our house. He broke everyone's garage door around here ... This looks like a war zone."
Southeast Texas has been the scene of a series of explosions in recent years, which is home to the highest concentration of oil refineries in the nation. Last July, an explosion at an ExxonMobil refinery in Baytown left more than a dozen injured, while in December, two explosions in the coastal city of Port Neches shattered windows and ripped doors from nearby houses.