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viet604778 04-17-2013 07:04 PM

Texas Explosion
 
Explosion hits fertilizer plant north of Waco, Texas - CNN.com

An explosion ripped through a fertilizer plant Wednesday night in West Texas, causing dozens of injuries, officials said.

A hospital in Waco, Texas, has been told to anticipate 100 injured people coming in from the fertilizer plant area, an official at the medical facility said. Glenn Robinson, CEO of Hillcrest Hospital, said a field triage station was being set up on a football field near the plant some 18 miles north of Waco after the Wednesday night explosion.

"We have had a steady flow of patients coming in by ambulance as well as by private vehicles," Robinson told CNN's Anderson Cooper. He said more than a dozen injured people had been brought in by ambulances and "more than 20 -- that number is continuing to climb -- by private vehicle."

A photo after the explosion -- which reportedly happened around 7:50 p.m. (8:50 p.m. ET) -- showed a huge plume of smoke rising high into the air.

The West Fertilizer Plant is located just north of Waco. A school and a nursing home are among the buildings near the plant, CNN affiliate KWTX reported.

Senator Brian Birdwell said he was aware of the explosion and trying to get more information, a spokesman said.

"I stand ready to assist with any and all state resources that might aid the affected area," Birdwell said in a written statement.

Tommy Alford, who works in a convenience store about three miles from the plant, told CNN that several volunteer firefighters were at the store when they spotted smoke.

Alford said the firefighters headed toward the scene and then between five and 10 minutes later, he heard a massive explosion.

Hazardous material teams were being rushed to the scene, an emergency management official said.

vafanculo 04-17-2013 07:18 PM

Too early to tell if its deliberate or an accident..being a fertiziler plant and all. One article said this marks the 20th anniversary of the Waco Massacre too.
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insomniac 04-17-2013 07:43 PM

copied from the news1130 twitter

News1130 ‏@News1130radio 1m
BLAST UPDATE: The director of Emergency Medical Services in West, Texas says between 60 to 70 people have now died due to the blast.

News1130 ‏@News1130radio 4m
BLAST UPDATE: We're hearing up to 100 homes and businesses have been destroyed after the blast in West, Texas.
Details

Soundy 04-17-2013 07:50 PM

Plant was already on fire well before the big blast:


Not really racist! 04-17-2013 07:57 PM

http://i.imgur.com/0pWWxax.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/S3FDha6.jpg

VRYALT3R3D 04-17-2013 08:06 PM

UPDATE: EMS Director Says 60 To 70 Dead In West Explosion

60-70 deaths so far :(

Verdasco 04-17-2013 08:07 PM

saw posts saying it was an atomic bomb, ya.. no

RIP mates

Not really racist! 04-17-2013 08:08 PM

wow this is serious as fuck

livestream

Live Video « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

911 Operator
‏@911BUFF
BREAKING NEWS - TEXAS EXPLOSION U/D - ENTIRE TOWN OF WEST TEXAS UNDER EVACUATION. TOXIC FUMES SPREADING. EMS COMMAND POST EVACUATING AS WELL

fuck Texas area having a tornado warning too..... fire and fumes gonna spread like mad

Not really racist! 04-17-2013 08:10 PM

ammonium nitrate was what exploded... shit

reports that elderly home half a km away destroyed...

Akinari 04-17-2013 08:11 PM

Just after the Boston Marathon tragedy too, what's with all this terrible news lately :(

LiquidTurbo 04-17-2013 08:22 PM

I predict hundreds dead. :(

After the first explosion there is a large amount of responders...

BurnoutBinLaden 04-17-2013 08:22 PM

What is it with the month of April

OKC Bombing

Waco Siege

Hitler's Birthday

Boston Marathon

Columbine

Virginia Tech

And now this

Not really racist! 04-17-2013 08:24 PM

word is there were first responders on scene before the explosion

half a dozen volunteer firefighters unaccounted for alone....

kristianhay 04-17-2013 08:33 PM

Fuck, that's really sad. RIP to all the victims and thoughts with their families. Freak accident.

LiquidTurbo 04-17-2013 08:33 PM

This is terrible news. Old folks homes were flattened? :(

pastarocket 04-17-2013 08:33 PM

-hoping for more peaceful days ahead in the United States. My first thought was for the safety of my cousins and friends living in New York, LA, and Arizona.

BurnoutBinLaden 04-17-2013 08:35 PM

https://www.facebook.com/video/video...51381747601545

LiquidTurbo 04-17-2013 08:36 PM

70 confirmed dead, 200 injured..

UPDATE: EMS Director Says 60 To 70 Dead In West Explosion

iEatClams 04-17-2013 08:38 PM

There's also an earthquake in the middle east,

"bad" stuff happens all the time, with the power of the internet and globalization, we just hear about it more now. That and bad news is good for the news networks and media.

shawnly1000 04-17-2013 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LiquidTurbo (Post 8215226)

Quote:

Fire officials fear that the number of casualties could rise as high as 60 to 70 dead, said Dr. George Smith, the emergency management system director of the city.
Explosion hits fertilizer plant north of Waco, Texas - CNN.com

mb_ 04-17-2013 08:43 PM

HOLY FUCK, RIP and condolences to the ones that are affected and wish the city nothing but the best

unit 04-17-2013 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BurnoutBinLaden (Post 8215211)
What is it with the month of April

OKC Bombing

Waco Siege

Hitler's Birthday

Boston Marathon

Columbine

Virginia Tech

And now this

lol!

rsx 04-17-2013 08:59 PM

Has the cause been determined?

LiquidTurbo 04-17-2013 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rsx (Post 8215254)
Has the cause been determined?

Too early. This only happened like 3 hours ago.

My bet is just industrial accident.

Yodamaster 04-17-2013 09:05 PM

There had to be an absolutely massive stash of A.N present to cause that kind of explosion, looks like a miniature nuke. This reminds me of the PEPCON explosion, pretty horrible.


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