A Texas refinery fire comes as the EPA considers eliminating recent changes to safety practices at refineries and chemical plants.

Social media was buzzing with questions about a thunder-like noise shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday. A woman says a potential piece of the answer may have been what crashed through her roof.

A loud boom echoed across Texas on Saturday, March 21. Residents initially feared an explosion. Officials confirmed the sound was from a meteor. NASA stated the object broke apart mid-air. This fragmentation created a pressure wave causing the booms heard.

There are multiple reports about an explosion in the sky in north Houston that NASA says was a meteor that landed in southeast Texas. According to NASA, a bright fireball was seen