(CNN) A mandatory evacuation order issued after a series of explosions at a Texas chemical plant has been lifted, a county official said Friday morning. The fires are not extinguished, but they are contained, said Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick, who issued the evacuation order. He previously said the evacuation order would be lifted when the fires were contained , because that would give him confidence that more explosions would not come. The evacuation order covered the cities of Port Neches, Groves, Nederland and part of Port Arthur. Wednesday's explosions "could have blown that asbestos debris over the neighborhoods and into some yards," Branick said.

Source: CNN November 29, 2019 19:52 UTC