NOBULL: Dozens believed killed, hundreds injured in Texas fertilizer plant explosion

Dozens believed killed, hundreds injured in Texas fertilizer plant explosion (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Jean

Published time: April 18, 2013 01:32
Edited time: April 18, 2013 10:42

A massive explosion has rocked a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas. Dozens are feared dead and more than 160 were injured in the disaster. Rescuers have to deal with toxic fumes contaminating the neighborhood.

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The explosion occurred Wednesday around 7:50pm local time [00:50 GMT Thursday] in the town of West, north of Waco. A fireball of nearly 30 meters high has been reported along with a massive power outage. MORE