About 60,000 people have been evacuated from the area surrounding Port Neches in Texas after a series of huge explosions at a chemical plant. Footage shows a flash of light before the plant was engulfed by flames. One video shows the door of a nearby house being blown off its hinges.

Three employees were injured in the initial explosion. The first blast at 01:00 local time (07:00 GMT) on Wednesday was followed by a series of secondary explosions.

It is not yet known what caused the blast, which was felt 30 miles (48km) away from the TPC Group plant. A further large blast took place at 14:00 on Wednesday – sparking the evacuation order.(BBC)…[+]