DANVERS — Vickie Newton doesn’t remember hearing the massive blast that destroyed her home and flattened her surrounding Danversport neighborhood 10 years ago Tuesday, but the chaos that ensued is something she can’t forget.

Pregnant with her third child, Newton ran downstairs barefoot only to turn back because the floor was covered with broken glass from shattered windows and doors. One of her 22-month-old twins was asleep in a bedroom that overlooked an enormous fire consuming the neighboring street.

“I thought that whole street behind us was on fire,’’ Newton said Tuesday from her rebuilt home on Riverside Street. “I thought everybody was dead.’’

But no one was dead, or even seriously injured in the blast that erupted at about 2:46 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2006 — the day before Thanksgiving. Then-Governor Mitt Romney declared it a “Thanksgiving miracle.’’

The 10th anniversary of that miracle passed Tuesday with little fanfare in Danversport. A gathering was planned for Tuesday evening at New England Homes for the Deaf on Water Street, which was damaged in the explosion, forcing residents into temporary quarters for about two months.

The event was billed as a chance for neighbors to reconnect, and to share photographs, newspaper clippings, and other mementos from the blast and the years it took to rebuild, said Shelley Silverman, the facility’s executive director.

In the decade since the explosion, new homes were constructed, residents returned, and federal officials cleaned up the destroyed plant, an ink and paint manufacturing facility jointly operated by CAI Inc. and Arnel Co.

“We got through it,’’ said Robert K. DiMicco, the director of nutritional services at New England Homes for the Deaf. “We don’t really talk about it. It’s business as usual.’’

For many, getting back to business as usual took months and sometimes years. Even with all the talk of miracles, the circle of destruction left by the blast pulled some residents into legal battles over damage compensation and protracted negotiations with their insurers.

“The insurance companies are the enemy,’’ said Frank Savini, 64, who lost two homes in the blast — his residence on Riverside Street and a rental property on Bates Street. “All and all, they weren’t that bad to us, it’s just that they want their money first and that’s it. They never lose.’’

Savini, a mechanic, said he had to come up with $180,000 out of pocket to rebuild.

“I was the biggest loser with two houses,’’ he said.

Newton said her insurance company refused to honor her policy in full.

“We had to take out a $90,000 loan just to finish the house,’’ said Newton, a nurse. “They just nickeled and dimed everything.’’

More than 120 homes and about a dozen commercial buildings were damaged, including 24 residences and six businesses that were destroyed, officials said. More than 300 residents were evacuated within a half-mile radius of the plant. The US Chemical Safety Board concluded human error was to blame for the explosion.

A worker inadvertently left on a steam system heating a mixing vat of ink while a second worker shut off the ventilating system the evening before the blast, federal investigators found.

With the ventilation shut off, explosive vapors collected inside the building, found an ignition source, and exploded, the board said.

CAI didn’t return a phone call Tuesday. Arnel ceased operating after the explosion.

In 2008, a nonprofit trust set up by affected residents and business owners received $7 million to settle legal actions against the companies, the Globe has reported. That sum represented the amount of insurance they carried on the manufacturing facility.

Danvers received $1.4 million in state aid for rebuilding infrastructure, utilities, and other expenses associated with the response, said Town Manager Steve Bartha.

The explosion site is now a garage used for boat repairs, said Jeffrey Bunk, the owner. About 2½ years ago, Bunk said, he put up an engraved granite stone to mark the site.

“I thought it was appropriate,’’ said Bunk, who owns a nearby marina. “This was an awful thing that happened.’’

Some residents in the rebuilt homes are new to the neighborhood.

Paul Doherty, a retired power plant engineer, moved to Bates Street in August where he now lives in a ranch that replaced a three-story residence destroyed in the explosion.

The former owners gave him pictures of the original house from before and after the blast as well as pictures of the ranch while it was under construction.

“Basically, it was a spectacular property,’’ Doherty said of his new home.

Shirley Ganey, 85, said the neighborhood has improved since residents began rebuilding. She rebuilt her home on Bates Street, adding a second floor. “It worked out in the end. It just doesn’t seem like 10 years have gone by.’’

Laura Crimaldi can be reached at laura.crimaldi@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @lauracrimaldi.