Gripping Images Of The Explosion At A Fertilizer Factory Near Waco, Texas buzzfeed.com/mbvd/gripping-… twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/s… via @buzzfeednews
— Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) April 18, 2013
Details of the devastation:
A fertilizer plant explosion in the town of West, north of Waco, has killed as many as 70 people and injured hundreds, according to an estimate from West EMS Director Dr. George Smith.
Meanwhile, the residents of the town of 2,700 are being asked to evacuate due to ammonia fumes after the explosion of West Fertilizer. The plant is located at 1471 Jerry Mashek Drive, just off Interstate 35. School buses and ambulances are being used to evacuate residents from the area.
Holy shit youtu.be/ROrpKx3aIjA
— Dan Amira (@DanAmira) April 18, 2013
To put #West, TX in perspective, 4,800lbs of fertilizer were used in OKC bombing. That fit in a Ryder truck. This was an ENTIRE PLANT.
— Drew Tuma (@DrewTumaABC3) April 18, 2013
“Every house within about four blocks is blown apart” bit.ly/10iJ23z
— Holly Bailey (@hollybdc) April 18, 2013
Photo from volunteer firefighter in West twitter.com/Bird1304/statu…
— Brandon (@Bird1304) April 18, 2013
CBS11 report on scene “it looked like a tornado has gone through town.”
— Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) April 18, 2013
Mayor of #West,”It blew my hat off and then I heard it, I felt it before I heard it.” #WestExplosion
— ron corning (@roncorning) April 18, 2013
Frightening. From aerial view, see how close West Fertilizer plant is to homes @nbcdfw #WestExposion twitter.com/OmarVillafranc…
— Omar Villafranca (@OmarVillafranca) April 18, 2013
Video showing another angle of the explosion. yfrog.us/n8nw7bcifssqit…
— Philip Bump (@pbump) April 18, 2013
75 to 100 houses, businesses completely destroyed around Texas fertilizer plant explosion abcn.ws/ZyV2HV twitter.com/ABC/status/324…
— ABC News (@ABC) April 18, 2013
Folks, firefighters were already on the scene when this happened. We are going to have some heartbreaking news ahead. kwkt.com/news/caught-ca…
— Bud Kennedy (@BudKennedy) April 18, 2013
The scene at the local High School football field in West, TX twitter.com/weeddude/statu…
— Michael Rusch (@weeddude) April 18, 2013
State Trooper/Press Conference: No death totals will be released, but it will be big. No FD at plant right now because of toxic fumes.
— Michael Rusch (@weeddude) April 18, 2013
Freaky – deadliest industrial accident in US history RT@timothypmurphy New York Times front page, April 17, 1947: nyti.ms/17qwl3X
— Toby Harnden (@tobyharnden) April 18, 2013
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