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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.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: explosion; fertilizer; fertilizerplant; plant; plantexplosion; waco; west; westfertilizer; westtexas
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To: penelopesire
This is awful.
Prayers and more prayers.
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posted on
04/17/2013 8:57:02 PM PDT
by
onyx
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To: penelopesire
And there will be NO looting!
62
posted on
04/17/2013 8:57:12 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: penelopesire
OMG! I just saw video of the explosion.
It was massive.
63
posted on
04/17/2013 8:58:39 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Texas Fossil
Prayers being sent. Praying for all involved, injured, dead,families, emergency workers, hospital staff, the community, those who will be unemployed because of this.
So tragic!
64
posted on
04/17/2013 9:00:19 PM PDT
by
passionfruit
(When illegals become legal, even they won't do the work Americans won't do)
To: onyx
Didn’t you and I stop there on the way back from the shoot?? I always stop in West going through there. Love that little town. Founded by German immigrants back in the day.
65
posted on
04/17/2013 9:00:55 PM PDT
by
penelopesire
(TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
To: penelopesire
I have never stopped at the Czech Stop.
66
posted on
04/17/2013 9:01:21 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
To: penelopesire
Yes, we stopped in Waco.
Loved the town.
68
posted on
04/17/2013 9:02:55 PM PDT
by
onyx
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To: TexasTransplant
National news is covering it now.
69
posted on
04/17/2013 9:03:06 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: penelopesire
This is really hitting me hard. I have called everyone I know that is close and everyone contacted is OK.
Just don’t know what else I can do, can’t sleep but I have to so that I can make the trip...
70
posted on
04/17/2013 9:03:33 PM PDT
by
TexasTransplant
(Idiocracy used to just be a Movie... Live every day as your last...one day you will be right)
To: penelopesire
Czech immigrants, actually.
71
posted on
04/17/2013 9:03:49 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: mylife
Great place! This is just horrible.
72
posted on
04/17/2013 9:03:52 PM PDT
by
penelopesire
(TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
To: Jet Jaguar
They are going to need it.
73
posted on
04/17/2013 9:04:15 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife; penelopesire
Horrid explosion and fire!
Hit the apartments nearby too.
74
posted on
04/17/2013 9:04:43 PM PDT
by
onyx
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To: dfwgator
Yes...you are right. Just so flabbergasted can’t think straight.
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posted on
04/17/2013 9:05:02 PM PDT
by
penelopesire
(TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
To: mylife
I think I saw the video you saw.
Damn.
To: onyx
West mayor says fires are under control and search and rescue continue. Asking for prayers.
133 patients in nursing homes evacuated.
77
posted on
04/17/2013 9:06:15 PM PDT
by
amom
To: penelopesire
I have to get out of this chair.
We all must PRAY and PRAY and PRAY.
78
posted on
04/17/2013 9:06:48 PM PDT
by
onyx
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To: amom
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posted on
04/17/2013 9:07:20 PM PDT
by
onyx
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To: TexasTransplant
Glad you found everyone. Hopefully we will get some directions by morning on how we citizens of Texas can help our neighbors down there.
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posted on
04/17/2013 9:08:06 PM PDT
by
penelopesire
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