Thursday, April 18, 2013

Powerful Explosion Rocks Small Town of "West," North of Waco

From WFAA:
A large explosion rocked the town of West, Texas, 19 miles north of Waco, on Wednesday evening.

A source tells News 8 that a large swath of the small town with a population of 2,800 has been leveled.

According to initial reports, the blast shortly before 8 p.m. was at the West Fertilizer plant at 1471 Jerry Mashek Drive, about a half-mile east of Interstate 35.

The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed there were multiple injuries.

An emergency dispatcher appealed for more more help. "I need anybody and everybody," she said.
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