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Reports have just been confirmed that a massive explosion at a
fertilizer plant in the small Texas town of West, which is about 20 miles
outside of Waco.
At around 8PM local time, a
fiery explosion erupted from the West Fertilizer Plant – cause still unknown –
which sent a fireball bursting into the sky and caused extreme damaged to miles
of property. The blast leveled many people’s homes and the town was immediately
evacuated.
D.L Wilson from the
Department Of Public Safety confirmed that a “tremendous” amount of people were
injured, citing “over 100 injuries” so far. He added that there were confirmed
fatalities, though he was not at liberty to reveal a number just yet. He
continued to confirm that an apartment complex close to the plant, with nearly
50 units, was demolished “to its skeleton”, along with 50-75 houses and a
nursing home.
A field triage station
remains set up on a football field near the plant to help treat the wounded,
and as for the plant, the blaze is still smoldering and there is fear of the
toxins being released into the air. He added that his team will be searching
every house and every location they can, all through the night, to rescue other
survivors that could still be trapped.
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