HUGE explosion
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wilson89
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Was watching CNN for a moment and seen a football field where they are working on people. Possibly more than 100 injured it says
wilson89
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http://www.wzzm13.com/news/article/253208/2/Texas-fertilizer-plant-explodes-buildings-leveled
As many as 10 buildings are on fire. Local news there just reported a convalescent home near by has just collapsed and there are several people trapped inside.
As many as 10 buildings are on fire. Local news there just reported a convalescent home near by has just collapsed and there are several people trapped inside.
The emergency people treating the injured were pulled back. Another explosion is feared.
HoneyBadger
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Watching on CNN now.
The triage setup at the football field was vacated. Everyone has moved to the south end of town further away from the plant --- to a church on the south edge of town.
All TV copters are being told to pull back. Maybe 1/3 of the town's structures heavily damaged.
mike honcho
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These winds aren't helping much either.
Looks like they are letting the fires burn to keep the first responders out of the area
as they are saying, come daybreak, there is going to be a mess....
One of the news people said remember the Oklahoma City bombing was fertilizer in a truck. This was the whole plant.
https://twitter.com/roncorning/status/324730748999442432/photo/1
This is a pic of the apartment complex about 2 blocks from the plant --- if I'm seeing the map correctly.
This is a pic of the apartment complex about 2 blocks from the plant --- if I'm seeing the map correctly.
Holy crap! 
looks like the fireballs damn near reached out to the guy filming...
wilson89
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Firefighters first responders were on site when it exploded.
breatheoflife
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Puts how big the OKC bombing was into perspective for anyone that survived. The factory explosion registered a 2.1 on the richter scale, while the OKC bomb was a 3.0.
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Unfortunately.
I'm kind of surprised that they weren't told to stay well clear of the area.
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Thoughts and prayer are with those affected, espically for the Firefighters. Fertilizer plants are allways a puckerpower to FF's when fire is involved. Not much as scary as Amonia Nitrate in closed containers. This is one of the incidents we studied during our FF training when I was a FF.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_Disaster
Always had me raising a red flag at fires involving farm structures too. Just pray that those FF's will be accounted for. Most are a close knit group and for all those who were affected by this tragedy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_Disaster
Always had me raising a red flag at fires involving farm structures too. Just pray that those FF's will be accounted for. Most are a close knit group and for all those who were affected by this tragedy.
The 2.1 was registered in amarillo, I believe.....
i stand corrected. Meridian first, Amarillo second
Now I understand why the plant and the town were so close together.
The plant has been there since 1962. The town was built up around it. The plant was grandfathered in when stricter codes
were implemented in 2004. The plant didn't come into compliance until 2006, but corrected faults and came into compliance.
The plant has been there since 1962. The town was built up around it. The plant was grandfathered in when stricter codes
were implemented in 2004. The plant didn't come into compliance until 2006, but corrected faults and came into compliance.
The middle school was destroyed. Thank God this happened late in the evening.
The railroad tracks next to the plant were horribly bent out of shape.
The railroad tracks next to the plant were horribly bent out of shape.
pistolshooter
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Is this anywhere near you hope all are safe
Tennessee Racing
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I'm nowhere close. More than a 2 hour drive from me.
pistolshooter
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Glad your safe Texas is a big area
mike honcho
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I'm betting the next fire he rolls up on he won't be that close.