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An explosion rocked a petroleum product processing plant in Port Neches, some 90 miles east of Houston, early on Wednesday, damaging nearby homes and injuring three workers at the site. TPC Group, the operator of the Port Neches Operations site said that an explosion occurred at a processing unit at the plant. It is thought that the explosion occurred on a processing facility for specification 1,3 butadiene—a gas used to make synthetic rubber. “The event is on going, but will be brought under control as quickly and safely as possible,”…