Texas fertiliser plant explosion

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PostTexas fertiliser plant explosion
by Jam-Master Jay » Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:03 am

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22195495

Scores of people are reported injured and others are trapped in burning buildings after a huge explosion at a fertiliser plant near Waco in the US state of Texas.

Firefighters, ambulances and six helicopters have been mobilised to deal with the situation.

Several buildings are still on fire, after the blast at the West Fertilizer plant about 19:50 (00:50 GMT).

An official confirmed there were deaths, but could not give a figure.

Dean Wilson, of the Texas Department of Public Safety, told a news conference that they were still conducting house to house searches.

He said the fire was still smouldering and that no firefighters were tackling it as there was the risk of further explosions.

Half the town had been evacuated, he added.

The Waco Tribune-Herald reported that firefighters had been trying to put out a fire at the plant when the explosion happened, and that some were among those injured.

The blast happened in West, a town of about 2,700 people some 20 miles (32km) north of Waco.

TV images showed streams of emergency vehicles descending on the site and ambulance crews using a nearby sports field as an emergency treatment area.

Glenn A Robinson, chief executive of Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco, told CNN that his hospital had received 66 injured people including 38 who were seriously hurt.

He said the hospital was seeing "everything from orthopaedic injuries to patients that are experiencing serious blood loss".

McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara said: "It's a lot of devastation. I've never seen anything like this. It looks like a war zone with all the debris."

Unconfirmed reports said a nursing home had collapsed in the explosion and some people were believed trapped inside.

Witness Debby Marak told the Associated Press news agency that she had seen smoke coming from the area near the plant and had driven over to see what was happening.

She said that when she arrived, two boys ran toward her screaming that the authorities had told them to leave because the fertiliser plant was going to explode.

She said she drove a short distance before the blast happened.

"It was like being in a tornado," she said. "Stuff was flying everywhere. It blew out my windshield. It was like the whole earth shook."

Another resident told KWTX-TV that she heard several explosions from 13 miles (20km) away.

"It sounded like three bombs going off very close to us,'' said Lydia Zimmerman.

The air in town was still covered in acrid smoke more than two hours after the explosion.

The area around the site was littered with shards of wood, bricks and glass.

Texas Governor Rick Perry said in a statement: "We are monitoring developments and gathering information as details continue to emerge about this incident.

"We have also mobilised state resources to help local authorities. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of West, and the first responders on the scene."


Lot of stuff going down in the US of late.

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PostRe: Texas fertiliser plant explosion
by Slartibartfast » Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:13 am

Blimey, the New World is a dangerous place.

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by Jez_humphrey » Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:23 am

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by Holpil » Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:38 am

Beeb obviously on a US disaster tip this week!

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PostRe: Texas fertiliser plant explosion
by Victor Mildew » Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:33 am

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PostRe: Texas fertiliser plant explosion
by Lotus » Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:38 am

Shiiit


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by Fatal Exception » Thu Apr 18, 2013 9:02 am

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PostRe: Texas fertiliser plant explosion
by 1cmanny1 » Thu Apr 18, 2013 9:57 am

Shiiiit alright. Imagine if you were actually a firefighter, at the building.

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PostRe: Texas fertiliser plant explosion
by Victor Mildew » Thu Apr 18, 2013 9:58 am

Guess they thought it was a drive-through.

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PostRe: Texas fertiliser plant explosion
by Return_of_the_STAR » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:03 am

Jesus Christ, that video. That is a big ass explosion. Scary.

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by Wedgie » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:05 am

Looks like a lot of gooseberry fool has hit the fan.

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PostRe: Texas fertiliser plant explosion
by Fatal Exception » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:32 am

People who record video in portrait mode deserve to be blown up.

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PostRe: Texas fertiliser plant explosion
by Gandalf » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:36 am

Jesus Christ, that video! :shock:

One hell of a gooseberry fool week for the US.....

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PostRe: Texas fertiliser plant explosion
by G-Rat » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:52 am

Holy gooseberry fool.

I was thinking, "how big an explosion could this really be?" :dread: :shock:

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PostRe: Texas fertiliser plant explosion
by Victor Mildew » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:54 am

"IS IT THE TERRISTS?"

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by Codename 47 » Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:55 am

Return_of_the_STAR wrote:Jesus Christ, that video. That is a big ass explosion. Scary.


I watched it with the sound up and I didn't see that huge ass explosion coming :o Those pictures with all the debris and fire look crazy as well. They look like a scene from a game or a film.

Apparently between 5 and 15 people have been killed. Initial media reports had claimed at least 70 people had died. With reports of apartment blocks being leveled and whatnot, you really wouldn't be surprised to hear the death toll rise as the hours pass.

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PostRe: Texas fertiliser plant explosion
by Jax » Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:04 pm

Lotus wrote:Shiiit



Holy crap, I thought that was post-explosion, and then...strawberry float.

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PostRe: Texas fertiliser plant explosion
by ~Earl Grey~ » Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:16 pm

An "accidental explosion". In Waco....

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PostRe: Texas fertiliser plant explosion
by Johnny Ryall » Thu Apr 18, 2013 2:14 pm

Looks like something out of terminator 2.

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by Fatal Exception » Thu Apr 18, 2013 2:49 pm

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