Texas plant explosion leaves hundreds injured

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A major explosion at a fertilizer plant outside the Texas town of Waco Wednesday, April 17 (Thursday, April 18 in Manila) left hundreds of people injured, and was so powerful it set fire to nearby buildings, authorities said. The West Fertilizer facility had an anhydrous ammonia explosion, Waco Assistant Fire Chief Don Yeager told AFP by phone. The cause was not immediately known. Fire departments from nearby jurisdictions rushed to the scene in the town of West, north of Waco, where the blast was so powerful it knocked down some nearby buildings, and set fire to others, Yeager said. The injured were being rushed to local hospitals, Yeager said. Local media report 60 to 70 people died in the explosion, and hundreds others injured.

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