Texas chemical plant explosion causes fire and triggers evacuations

Explosion and subsequent fire happened at petroleum processing plant in Shepherd, Texas, about an hour outside of Houston

A major explosion at a Texas chemical plant has caused a massive fire, triggering evacuations and stay-at-home-orders.

The explosion and subsequent fire happened Wednesday morning at a chemical plant in Shepherd, Texas, about an hour outside of Houston, the San Jacinto county office of emergency management said in a Facebook post.