cocaine pulled from the ocean. plus. yes! the lumberjacks have done it! begnaud: an upset for the ages. nathan bain, this is your life. begnaud: he hit the winning shot, but what happened next was even better. this blessing just came out of nowhere and it skyrocketed. begnaud: and a new black friday scam. what you need to know before you start that holiday shopping. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell. begnaud: good evening to those of you in the west. norah is off tonight. i m david begnaud. we are going to begin with that breaking news out of southeast evacuate after a sers ofo explosions at a chemical plant. the first one happened this morning. that fire is still burning. this is happening at port neches. that s about 90 miles east of houston. federal environmental officials have been sent to the scene. in fact, i spoke with a 911 dispatcher who said people who cannot evacuate should shelter in place. courtney zubowski is near the scene. rep
dispatcher who said people who cannot evacuate should shelter in place right now. courtney zubowski is near the scene. reporter: a huge exploding fireball erupted from the chemical plant more than 13 hours after the sudden explosion erupted just after 1:00 a.m. scorching flames lit up the night sky. officials say the blast was felt up to 30 miles away. by sunrise, toxic fumes could be seen for miles. when matt vincent heard the blast, he jumped out of his chair. i could see the fire. it shot up in the air about half a mile. it was it lit the whole place up. reporter: the impact blasted doors off hinges, shattered windows, and sent debris flying through the air. frightened homeowners scrambled for cover. it s like the whole house was shaking. kind of like a little mini- earthquake. reporter: three workers were treated for injuries. residents from four nearby towns were ordered to evacuate or shelter in place. the t.p.c. group produced chemicals like butadiene, which
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