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Twitter lights up after deadly explosion in northwest Houston

After the early-morning explosion, people took to Twitter to find out what happened.

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HOUSTON — The massive explosion at Watson Grinding shook homes and shattered windows in nearby neighborhoods.

But the loud blast in northwest Houston was heard as far away as Nassau Bay to the southwest and Huffman to the northeast.

A lot of concerned people crawled out of bed and took to Twitter to find out what the heck happened.

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