MARQUARDT: One city in Texas is under a mandatory evacuation order this morning after being rocked by a series of explosions at a local chemical plant. Look at that. Thousands of residents are spending Thanksgiving away from their homes. CNN's Ed Lavandera joins us now. Ed, we are looking at the pictures now. What's the situation as it stands?</s>ED LAVANDERA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It has been almost 34 hours, Alex, since the explosion occurred setting off this fire that's been raging for some time. Investigators and firefighters there on the scene say they are trying to contain the fire from spreading to other tanks containing volatile chemicals and keep the fire from spreading. They are waiting for the chemicals to burn out so they can finish extinguishing the fire. The great concern right now is for the residents in the immediate area around the chemical plant. A four-mile radius around the plant is under a mandatory evacuation. Even yesterday afternoon, there was a second explosion. So tense times there in that town in Texas.</s>MARQUARDT: Our thoughts are with the residents of that town there. Ed Lavandera, thank you very much. And that will do it for me. Thank you very much for joining me. Have a very happy Thanksgiving. "INSIDE POLITICS" with Nia-Malika Henderson starts right now.
Evacuations in Texas after Chemical Plant Explosions.