VellfireS 4th Gear April 18, 2013 Share April 18, 2013 WEST, Texas (Reuters) - Hundreds of people were likely injured in a fiery explosion on Wednesday night at a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas, that damaged or destroyed numerous buildings including a school and nursing home, authorities said. The blast was reported at about 8 p.m. CDT (0100 GMT on Thursday) in West, a town of some 2,700 people about 80 miles (130 km) south of Dallas and 20 miles (32 km) north of Waco. "It's a lot of devastation. I've never seen anything like this," said McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara. "It looks like a war zone with all the debris." There was no immediate official word on what sparked the explosion as emergency personnel assisted victims and doused the flames. A spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, D.L. Wilson, told Reuters the blast had probably caused "hundreds of casualties" and damaged many homes. He added that a nearby nursing home had collapsed from the explosion and that people were believed trapped inside. McNamara said the nursing home and much of the center of town had been evacuated, and that residences near the explosion had been leveled. The air in town remained thick with smoke more than two hours after the explosion, and the area around the blast site was littered with shards of wood, bricks and glass. A Reuters reporter observed that a nearby middle school and several homes were severely burned. Dallas television station WFAA reported from helicopters that roughly a three-block area of West appeared to have been destroyed. More than 100 people were being taken to Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco, said vice president of hospital operations David Argueta. Hillcrest CEO Glenn Robinson told CNN that the hospital was seeing "everything from orthopedic injuries to patients that are experiencing serious blood loss." Governor Rick Perry issued a statement saying his office had "mobilized state resources to help local authorities" deal with the incident. A White House official said the Obama administration was aware of the situation and monitoring local and state response through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The explosion came two days before the 20th anniversary of a fire in Waco that engulfed a compound inhabited by David Koresh and his followers in the Branch Davidian sect, ending a siege by federal agents. Some 82 members of the sect and four federal agents died at Waco. (Reporting by Steve Gorman, Tim Gaynor and David Bailey; Writing by Steve Gorman; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Xavier Briand) really dun understand whats happening.. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toothiewabbit Supersonic April 18, 2013 Share April 18, 2013 Are we witnessing the beginning of civil unrest in America? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedbs Turbocharged April 18, 2013 Share April 18, 2013 is this an industrial accident or a terror act again? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puteh83 1st Gear April 18, 2013 Share April 18, 2013 Where's Jack Bauer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic April 18, 2013 Share April 18, 2013 is this an industrial accident or a terror act again? i think accident Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocus Turbocharged April 18, 2013 Share April 18, 2013 Sounds more like an accident. It's not the first time I hear fertilizer manufacturing plant explode... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felipe 3rd Gear April 18, 2013 Share April 18, 2013 Are we witnessing the beginning of civil unrest in America? America is always like that, restless. It's what defines them. Can be dangerous, but it's also why so many entrepreneurs come from there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VellfireS 4th Gear April 18, 2013 Author Share April 18, 2013 Are we witnessing the beginning of civil unrest in America? seems like.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altivo 3rd Gear April 18, 2013 Share April 18, 2013 Check out the explosion at the 29 sec mark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VellfireS 4th Gear April 18, 2013 Author Share April 18, 2013 Check out the explosion at the 29 sec mark. freaking scary.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockngbrd Supersonic April 18, 2013 Share April 18, 2013 Looks like an industrial accident.. a very bad one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Supercharged April 18, 2013 Share April 18, 2013 freaking scary.. dont stay in our west side........ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyrios Turbocharged April 18, 2013 Share April 18, 2013 Where's Jack Bauer? Where's Iron Man? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VellfireS 4th Gear April 18, 2013 Author Share April 18, 2013 dont stay in our west side........ true.. that's why I choose central.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toothiewabbit Supersonic April 18, 2013 Share April 18, 2013 seems like.. ...many anti-federal/militia groups out there sworn to bring down the govt leh... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptronic Supercharged April 18, 2013 Share April 18, 2013 Boston one will make our visits terrible. THey check and check every asian! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Supercharged April 18, 2013 Share April 18, 2013 Boston one will make our visits terrible. THey check and check every asian! they make hell for you if you have beard and a turban Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptronic Supercharged April 18, 2013 Share April 18, 2013 they make hell for you if you have beard and a turban Otherwise also they check..."SSSS" really sucks ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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