Explosions Shake a Texas Town, and Its View on Thanksgiving

PORT NECHES, Texas — It was a Thanksgiving of pies abandoned at homes that had been left in a hurry, turkey eaten in hotel rooms, and naps on cots handed out by Red Cross volunteers. Doug Hinson had planned to be at his son’s house, gathered with his family. But that was before he and most everyone else in Port Neches, Texas, was jolted awake early Wednesday by a blast at the Texas Petroleum Chemical plant that sent flames shooting into the sky, punched out windows of nearby homes and injured...