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 ...
The town is West, TX 76691
You felt it 14 miles away! Boggles the mind.
Bad mojo.
Another careflight flying north bound just went over.
Most likely headed to Dallas Parkland. Best burn center in central TX.
From Breitbart FB page:
Breitbart - One Voice Silenced, Millions Awakened
WEST, TEXAS EXPLOSION: Hundreds of injuries likely from Texas fertilizer plant blast: official
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/18/us-usa-explosion-texas-idUSBRE93H02A20130418
From my friend who lives miles and miles from this location; this was her account—
“The explosion at West shook our house. I thought it was extremely loud thunder, but Weldon said he thought it was an explosion...turned out, he was right. Early reports say a large part of the town was leveled, with multiple major injuries. Prayers for those in West.”
https://soundcloud.com/alertpage-1/west-tx-explosion-initial
Caution: don’t give the Won a false flag excuse.
It looks really bad.
Stay safe!.
Just heard they are evacuating the entire town !!
I just heard they are evacuating the town. Check the wind and if you are downwind, pease be ready to go.
Prayers!!
Thanks for keeping us info’d here.
Heard they are running out of water with 50 fire trucks engaged. Taking water from pools to meet the shortage.
Thank God Waco is not expecting severe weather tonight.
Dang ol stock ponds are low too.
Go to google maps for West Texas, look just to the east of mile marker 354 you’ll see a school facility and foot ball field. Then look north across the street about 500 ft and that is the West Fertilizer Plant. Put Google Maps on Satellite and you’ll see the tanks, etc. Also reduce the scale to 200 ft or so.
Lots of residential buildings in that area.
I think if I saw that on the horizon, with all of NK’s threats recently, I’d be looking for a fallout shelter!
My heart is in my stomach. Can only imagine what those poor people are going through. Please don’t let it be terror!
Reporting 60 killed 100 injured.
60 killed so far according to news. Dear God.
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