TX - Fertilizer plant explodes in West, Texas

SailorMoon · Apr 17, 2013

News still coming in. All I know is I felt what I could have sworn was at least a 4.0 quake (I lived in Los Angeles for over 6 years) about 25 minutes ago. If we felt it this far away, it's got to be a bad scene.

mysteriew · Apr 17, 2013

Do you know if the plant was in operation at the time?

mysteriew · Apr 17, 2013

http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/...orted-At-West-Fertilizer-Plant-203505331.html

Reports of people trapped in nearby apt homes and a nursing home.

updated. Multiple ambulances requested.

SailorMoon · Apr 17, 2013

I don't. All the news crews from up here are on the way. Heard the middle school was on fire, from DFW scanner posts. We are a good 70 miles away and it was a loud boom and good shaking. Could have sworn it was an earthquake, I jumped up and was really confused. If anyone was there it won't be good I'm afraid.

mysteriew · Apr 17, 2013

Rumor from a website

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/8838587/Fertilizer_plant_explosion_dow

Possibly some houses leveled

mysteriew · Apr 17, 2013

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/loca...eported-at-fertilizer-plant-in-west-texas.ece

SailorMoon · Apr 17, 2013

Thanks for links. Wasn't finding any and still kind of jittery. Haven't felt that way in over 21 years. I'm afraid it won't be good. ((glad we skipped out on lil one's baseball practice tonight and I'm home))

mysteriew · Apr 17, 2013

Doesn't look good. The kwtx site has updated since I posted it.

mysteriew · Apr 17, 2013

5 critical

large part of town "leveled"

Keep in mind initial reports are not always strictly correct

mysteriew · Apr 17, 2013

Collection of social media comments

http://ketr.org/post/fertilizer-plant-explosion-reported-west-tx

wfgodot · Apr 17, 2013

West is right by I-35. I've stopped there for gas and beef jerky a few times.

West, Texas (Wiki)

mysteriew · Apr 17, 2013

Updated: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/loca...eported-at-fertilizer-plant-in-west-texas.ece

mysteriew · Apr 17, 2013

http://fox4kc.com/2013/04/17/explosion-injuries-reported-at-texas-fertilizer-plant/

mysteriew · Apr 17, 2013

More social media

http://inagist.com/all/324699439337988099/

mysteriew · Apr 17, 2013

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Explosion-Rocks-Fertilizer-Plant-During-Fire-203508011.html

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/04/fertilizer-plant-just-exploded-waco-texas/64337/

On one of the social media articles I saw that FF's were down.

Articles are saying there was a fire there earlier today and then it rekindled. So it is likely that some are firefighters dead/injured. IMO

CHERIE.T · Apr 17, 2013

Praying.

mysteriew · Apr 17, 2013

The pics they are posting seem taken from a distance. But the smoke plume is huge!

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/loca...eported-at-fertilizer-plant-in-west-texas.ece

SailorMoon · Apr 17, 2013

On CNN's page it said that some firefighters and police were at a convenience store about 3 miles away, saw the smoke and headed there and then about 5-7 minutes later the explosion happened. Prayers are needed.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/texas-explosion/index.html

SailorMoon · Apr 17, 2013

mysteriew said:
The pics they are posting seem taken from a distance. But the smoke plume is huge!

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/loca...eported-at-fertilizer-plant-in-west-texas.ece

I'm telling you, I'm 70 miles away, heard the "boom" and then felt like a 4.0 - 5.0 quake. I don't see how anything is standing.

christee · Apr 17, 2013

Link to scanner thread about the explosion.

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?p=9256831&posted=1#post9256831

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