Massive explosion in Waco area Fertilizer plant

Started by Valmy, April 17, 2013, 10:43:27 PM

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Valmy

April 17, 2013, 10:43:27 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/texas-explosion/index.html

QuoteAn explosion ripped through a fertilizer plant Wednesday night in the town of West, Texas, sending a massive fireball into the sky and causing dozens of injuries, officials said.

A number of nearby residents were being evacuated because of the possibility of another explosion, officials said.

A hospital in nearby Waco, Texas, has been told to anticipate 100 injured people coming in from the fertilizer plant area, an official at the medical facility said.

Glenn Robinson, CEO of Hillcrest Hospital, said a field triage station was being set up on a football field near the plant some 18 miles north of Waco after the Wednesday night explosion.

"We have had a steady flow of patients coming in by ambulance as well as by private vehicles," Robinson told CNN's Anderson Cooper.

More than 40 patients were received as of 10 p.m. (11 p.m. ET), Robinson said, suffering from "blast injuries, orthopedic injuries (and) a lot of lacerations. While some of the injuries are minor, others are "quite serious," he said.

Hazardous material teams were being rushed to the scene, an emergency management official said.

At least six helicopters are going to fly out those who are injured, Robinson said. Others are being transported by ambulance, and some are getting to the hospital by car, he added.

Two other hospitals in the region were also assisting.

As many scrambled to assist the injured, another danger seemed to emerge Wednesday night.

"What we are hearing is that there is one fertilizer tank that is still intact at the plant, and there are evacuations in place to make sure everyone gets away from the area safely in case of another explosion," said Ben Stratmann, a spokesman for Texas State Sen. Brian Birdwell.

Photos of the explosion -- which reportedly happened around 7:50 p.m. (8:50 p.m. ET) -- showed a huge blaze and flames leaping over the roof of a structure and a plume of smoke rising high into the air.

The West Fertilizer Plant is just north of Waco. A school and a nursing home are among the buildings near the plant, CNN affiliate KWTX reported.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry said he is aware of the explosion, a spokesman said, and was working to get resources into the area.

Tommy Alford, who works in a convenience store about three miles from the plant, told CNN that several volunteer firefighters were at the store when they spotted smoke. Alford said the firefighters headed toward the scene and then between five and 10 minutes later, he heard a massive explosion.

"It was massive; it was intense," Alford said.

Crystal Anthony, a nearby resident, said she saw the flames engulf a nursing home and an apartment complex.

"It was like a bomb went off," said Barry Murry, a resident lives about a mile away from the plant. "There were emergency vehicles everywhere. It has been overwhelming."

Rumors are saying dozens are dead.  :(  What a disaster.
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11B4V

#1
April 17, 2013, 10:44:17 PM
Well that's shitty.
"there's a long tradition of insulting people we disagree with here, and I'll be damned if I listen to your entreaties otherwise."-OVB

"Obviously not a Berkut-commanded armored column.  They're not all brewing."- CdM

"We've reached one of our phase lines after the firefight and it smells bad—meaning it's a little bit suspicious... Could be an amb—".

jimmy olsen

#3
April 18, 2013, 12:16:31 AM
Damn, lets hope those rumors are just that Valmy.  :(
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Razgovory

#4
April 18, 2013, 12:27:29 AM
At this time, we should suspect the French.  They have a history of doing this.
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jimmy olsen

#5
April 18, 2013, 01:04:57 AM
All houses within 4 blocks have been destroyed, a nursing home collapsed and the middle school is on fire.

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CountDeMoney

#6
April 18, 2013, 01:06:24 AM
The Sonic's safe, though.  Whew.

jimmy olsen

#7
April 18, 2013, 01:10:51 AM
Explosion caught on video. Holy shit!

Also, they're speculating 70 dead! :(
The town is being evacuated.
http://www.kwkt.com/news/caught-camera-fertilizer-plant-explosion-near-waco
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Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
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Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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jimmy olsen

#8
April 18, 2013, 01:15:03 AM
Google map of the area.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=West+Fertilizer+Plant++Waco,+TX&hl=en&ll=31.81624,-97.086428&spn=0.007786,0.016512&t=h&z=17

A fertilizer factory next to a nursing home, hospital and school! What could possibly go wrong!?
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Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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Camerus

#9
April 18, 2013, 01:18:55 AM
That video was under an ad for "The Big Bang Theory."   :pinch:

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#10
April 18, 2013, 01:20:40 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 18, 2013, 01:15:03 AM
Google map of the area.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=West+Fertilizer+Plant++Waco,+TX&hl=en&ll=31.81624,-97.086428&spn=0.007786,0.016512&t=h&z=17

A fertilizer factory next to a nursing home, hospital and school! What could possibly go wrong!?

Where's the Sonic on the map?
"there's a long tradition of insulting people we disagree with here, and I'll be damned if I listen to your entreaties otherwise."-OVB

"Obviously not a Berkut-commanded armored column.  They're not all brewing."- CdM

"We've reached one of our phase lines after the firefight and it smells bad—meaning it's a little bit suspicious... Could be an amb—".

jimmy olsen

#11
April 18, 2013, 01:25:06 AM
On West Oak st. near the intersection with I-35. Maybe 1500-2000 meters?
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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CountDeMoney

#12
April 18, 2013, 01:32:15 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 18, 2013, 01:15:03 AM
A fertilizer factory next to a nursing home, hospital and school! What could possibly go wrong!?

Things like regulatory-imposed industrial zoning and required setback laws are big-gubbint socialist plots against freedomnity and libertyness.  Don't mess with Texas.

Razgovory

#13
April 18, 2013, 01:46:55 AM
Damn, I was wondering about zoning myself.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Razgovory

#14
April 18, 2013, 01:48:26 AM
Incidentally, Google maps is like one of the best things that was ever invented for the net.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017
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