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UPDATE: Numerous Injuries Reported In West Fertilizer Plant Explosion
KWTX Television ^ | April 17, 2013 | none stated

Posted on 04/17/2013 7:01:35 PM PDT by Texas Fossil

Emergency crews were responding Wednesday night after a report of a major explosion at a burning fertilizer plant in West north of Waco.

West firefighters were dispatched to the plant earlier in the evening after an earlier fire rekindled.

The explosion was reported at around 7:50 p.m. in a frantic radio call from the scene of the fire at West Fertilizer at 1471 Jerry Mashek Dr. just off Interstate 35.

Numerous injuries were reported and multiple ambulances were requested.

Several buildings were reported destroyed and a nearby nursing home was damaged.

(Excerpt) Read more at kwtx.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: explosion; fertilizer; fertilizerplant; plant; plantexplosion; waco; west; westfertilizer; westtexas
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To: penelopesire

It sounds like an accident but time will tell.


41 posted on 04/17/2013 8:32:48 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Texas Fossil

Watching the coverage on the Dallas TV stations now, and I saw two ETMC ambulances from my city of Tyler, TX on the scene there. Bear in mind Tyler is 130 miles from West, TX. They must be calling in ambulances from all over TX.

Now, they just said on Dallas Channel 4 that the EMS director of West, TX says there may be 60 to 70 people dead. So sorry to say.


42 posted on 04/17/2013 8:33:19 PM PDT by mtrott
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To: Texas Fossil

Just heard from a friend whose wife delivered a baby today at Hillcrest Hospital in Waco (primary major hospital closest to blast site). Their nurse told them it is all hands on deck in the ER, and they’ve been told to anticipate over 100 fatalities.


43 posted on 04/17/2013 8:34:59 PM PDT by TexasNative2000 ("You can either limit growth or limit government. We choose to limit government." Paul Ryan.)
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To: mylife

Yes..something about a fire earlier that flamed back up and then exploded.I am shuddering thinking about Bopal, India. Can you imagine how hard it is to get out of there on i35??

I would be finding me some rabbit trails to leave the area.


44 posted on 04/17/2013 8:35:08 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
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To: mylife

Pardon my language, but holy s***! G-d be with those poor people.


45 posted on 04/17/2013 8:35:22 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: deport

46 posted on 04/17/2013 8:35:28 PM PDT by deport
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There are photos of an apartment complex TWO MILES from the site of the explosion that was devastated.

Unbelieveable.


47 posted on 04/17/2013 8:36:06 PM PDT by Arkansas Toothpick
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To: TexasNative2000

The hospital in West is right near the explosion site. They will be evacuating that too if not already under way.


48 posted on 04/17/2013 8:37:26 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
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To: penelopesire

I am sure 35 is a nightmare.


49 posted on 04/17/2013 8:37:55 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Arkansas Toothpick

The Nursing Home was virtually leveled.


50 posted on 04/17/2013 8:39:28 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: TexasNative2000

God Help West, Texas. That is horrible news.


51 posted on 04/17/2013 8:39:32 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: Texas Fossil

Reporting 75-100 homes and businesses completely destroyed.


52 posted on 04/17/2013 8:47:14 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Arkansas Toothpick

This is horrible news. The pictures look like a huge bomb went off! Just devastating, especially for that small community


53 posted on 04/17/2013 8:47:42 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: mylife

According to google maps, looks like the West Rest Haven nursing home is about 300 yards from the fertilizer plant. Plus a whole neighborhood of homes even closer.


54 posted on 04/17/2013 8:50:42 PM PDT by mtrott
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To: Texas Fossil

When the big SHTF it will be days if not weeks before you know it. Our Media is so inept, I’m surprised anything is being reported at all about this because it doesn’t involve BO. Why isn’t this Major NEWS?

I’m watching some live local coverage but it is limited (never seen so many flashing lights in my life)

The Town has been demolished, many casualties ... I have A- blood, I’m taking a Road Trip. What else can I do?

This sucks

TT


55 posted on 04/17/2013 8:52:24 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (Idiocracy used to just be a Movie... Live every day as your last...one day you will be right)
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To: mtrott

I have been though there dozens of times, but never stopped to check out West.


56 posted on 04/17/2013 8:52:37 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: penelopesire

Looks like the hospital is a couple hundred yards further from the plant than the nursing home. Still too close.


57 posted on 04/17/2013 8:52:58 PM PDT by mtrott
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To: TexasTransplant

The response has been incredible though from what I am hearing. Good Texans rushing in from all directions!!

Prayers!!


58 posted on 04/17/2013 8:54:16 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
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To: TexasTransplant
Why isn’t this Major NEWS?

For the same reason we won't get any Federal aid.

Obama hates Tx.

59 posted on 04/17/2013 8:56:07 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

For real?! They make the best Kolaches in Texas. Remember that is where that 20/20 crew did a hatchet job sitting up a Muslim to walk into a store there and trying to solicit ‘racist’ remarks. News dude saying that folks in Arlington felt it...wow!!


60 posted on 04/17/2013 8:56:38 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
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