Texas fertilizer plant explosion
* West is located about 20 miles north of Waco and 80 miles south of Dallas.
* Blast was so strong that it registered as a magnitude 2.1 seismic tremor.
* 50 to 75 homes were damaged by the explosion and a fire that followed.
* A nearby 50-unit apartment complex had been reduced to "a skeleton standing up." - Texas Public Safety Department spokesman D.L. Wilson said
* 133 people had been evacuated from the nursing home, which was heavily damaged, spokesman D.L. Wilson said
* Three hospitals in Waco and Dallas receiving the bulk of patients treating more than 160 injuries combined.
* Hotline number to get more information or to find love ones in West, TX: 254-202-1100
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Michael Maler, whose house was destroyed, on the #West blast: "You felt the pressure first, and then BOOM! My ears are still ringing."by Lowell Brown via twitter 4/18/2013 2:07:07 PM -
Reports say one fire fighter located in area hospital. Condition not known. @NBCDFW #WestExplosion #westtxby Eric King via twitter 4/18/2013 2:07:26 PM -
Latest on #westexplosion live now on WFAA and live streaming at http://www.wfaa.com/live-streamby WFAA-TV via twitter 4/18/2013 2:08:44 PM -
RT @DavidSchechter: EXPLOSION: Authorities report some looting in blast zone. May delay access to residents returning to their homes. # ...by WFAA-TV via twitter 4/18/2013 2:10:35 PM
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Oak street @NBCDFW #WestExplosion http://yfrog.us/0dbbbjobkwwpxjnvwfhndyttzby Eric King via twitter 4/18/2013 2:12:28 PM
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Outside West Bancshares in downtown West. #westexplosion http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BII8MD2CcAQz2lf.jpg
by Lowell Brown via twitter 4/18/2013 2:13:03 PM -
Pointwest Bank VP tells me they have opened a fund for #West victims. Accepting all kinds of donations. (200 W. Oak or waco branches)by Lowell Brown via twitter 4/18/2013 2:16:28 PM
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Pointwest Bank open, despite missing entire window panel. #westexplosion http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BII9uywCcAIiHi9.jpg
by Lowell Brown via twitter 4/18/2013 2:19:47 PM -
#WestExplosion @NBCDFW #westtx http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BII9-cgCYAI9dWr.jpg
by Eric King via twitter 4/18/2013 2:20:51 PM -
RT @janetstjames: #westexplosion injury update: 170 injured, 40 admitted, 9 in parkland burn, several critical.by WFAA-TV via twitter 4/18/2013 2:21:09 PM
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Neighborhood near explosion. Most homes have no windows. @NBCDFW #WestExplosion #westtx http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BII-TMJCYAEyCDw.jpg
by Eric King via twitter 4/18/2013 2:22:16 PM -
To give you an idea how much media are here, I just met a Danish reporter.by Lowell Brown via twitter 4/18/2013 2:26:19 PM
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Plant is still smoking- closest we are able to get @NBCDFW #WestExplosion http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BII_p-uCEAA1CDE.jpg
by Eric King via twitter 4/18/2013 2:28:12 PM -
RT “@wacotrib: Latest details of #westexplosion: McLennan County issues disaster declaration.http://bit.ly/175Dp7I”by Lowell Brown via twitter 4/18/2013 2:54:21 PM
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RT @DavidSchechter: EXPLOSION: First video from near #westexplosion site. Home in rubble. http://youtu.be/BWFXF3l9Gaoby WFAA-TV via twitter 4/18/2013 2:56:15 PM
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RT @janetstjames: 8 yr old girl giving flowers to patients, workers here at hillcrest hosp in waco #westexplosion http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIJF-bvCAAAeOkC.jpg
by WFAA-TV via twitter 4/18/2013 2:57:00 PM -
Parkland Hospital: Two people are being treated there for serious shrapnel wounds. They were two miles from blast. #WestExplosionby WFAA-TV via twitter 4/18/2013 2:57:08 PM
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Photo of missing fire fighter. Standby for name. @NBCDFW #WestExplosion http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIJGjpOCIAEa_A1.jpg
by Eric King via twitter 4/18/2013 2:58:20 PM -
An explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. plant in West, Texas, is pictured in this still image obtained from a April 17, 2013 amateur video obtained by NBC. The explosion at the plant on the evening of April 17 injured more than 160 people, and prompted the evacuation of half the town. REUTERS/NBC/KWKT/KETK/Handout
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Morris Bridges is his maneby Eric King via twitter 4/18/2013 2:59:13 PM
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RT “@wacotrib: "West is never going to be the same" - Reactions and scenes from around the county #westexplosion: http://bit.ly/10kBHjP”by Lowell Brown via twitter 4/18/2013 3:00:29 PM
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Officials are about to hold a news conference for updates on the #WestExplosion. Stream: http://bit.ly/GKvEXaby WFAA-TV via twitter 4/18/2013 3:04:48 PM
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RT @DallasDA Our thoughts are with our neighbors in West, Texas today. #westexplosionby WFAA-TV via twitter 4/18/2013 3:05:47 PM
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Blood center: Donors needed after West explosion http://bit.ly/11lOfBsby WFAA-TV via twitter 4/18/2013 3:08:30 PM
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Displaced #West residents, others watch news conference on TV at local bar. Owner serving food to victims. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIJJXdGCYAE7Hqs.jpg
by Lowell Brown via twitter 4/18/2013 3:10:37 PM -
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by David Schechter via twitter 4/18/2013 4:03:36 PM -
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Waco Humane Society has command center for stray/injured pets outside Czech Stop on I-35. #westexplosion http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIJYDNvCUAMJgqP.jpg
by Lowell Brown via twitter 4/18/2013 4:14:46 PM -
Day after: West school, apartments damaged in fertilizer explosion #WestExplosion http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIJnK40CEAENcwv.jpg
by WFAA-TV via twitter 4/18/2013 5:20:51 PM -
What he said. “@bynickdean: People still saying the explosion is in Waco, Texas. It is very much NOT. It is in West, Texas #westexplosion”by Lowell Brown via twitter 4/18/2013 5:30:02 PM
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Carter Blood Care in Waco: RT @jkbax2 Line of people waiting to give blood to help fellow central Texans #prayforwest http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIJxt2aCUAEnQhx.jpg
by WFAA-TV via twitter 4/18/2013 6:17:14 PM -
RT @clairezcardona: Czech Stop also accepting donations for #West http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIJ0c24CIAApNKQ.jpg
by Lowell Brown via twitter 4/18/2013 6:21:39 PM -
McLennan Co. Chief Sheriff's Deputy Matt Cawthon on #westexplosion scene: "You just can't imagine the devastation."by Lowell Brown via twitter 4/18/2013 6:34:58 PM
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Kaufman County Sheriff Dept. officially charged Eric Williams with killing prosecutor Mark Hasse,DA Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia.by WFAA-TV via twitter 4/18/2013 6:37:17 PM
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McLennan Co. Sheriff Parnell McNamara: "Search & rescue teams are doing everything they can. It's just a horrible situation." #westexplosionby Lowell Brown via twitter 4/18/2013 6:38:26 PM
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McLennan Co. chief sheriff deputy: ATF, state fire marshal leading investigation. ATF saying cld take 6 months to know cause. #westexplosionby Lowell Brown via twitter 4/18/2013 6:40:48 PM
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Sheriff official: Nat'l response team experts to look for signs of arson, detonation. But material stored there "volatile by itself." #westby Lowell Brown via twitter 4/18/2013 6:42:34 PM
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Top McLennan County sheriff's office officials have high praise so far for coordinated gov't response. #westexplosionby Lowell Brown via twitter 4/18/2013 6:43:53 PM
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Perry: 'Nightmare scenario' in West earns McLennan County disaster declaration http://bit.ly/13qgt4Fby WFAA-TV via twitter 4/18/2013 6:49:59 PM
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