Multiple casualties in Texas fertilizer plant explosion - reports

Multiple casualties in Texas fertilizer plant explosion - reports

rt.com

A massive explosion has rocked a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas. Rescue crews are on the scene as a number of injuries have been reported, according to local affiliate KWTX. Several buildings are thought to have been destroyed.

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Did a quick search, this is just breaking. Sorry if it's a repeat...

I'm in Texas so this caught my eye immediately. Several buildings on fire and not much info right now.

I hope this isn't some sort of attack. It's at a fertilizer plant it happen so speculation may be wide and diverse. A fireball of nearly 100 feet high has been reported along with a massive power outage.

Any other people heard about this? Anyone in TX with more information?

rt.com
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fox4kc.com...

www.cnn.com...

Oh wow,

theres another thread about this, but didnt notice any mention of multiple, nor casual, till this one.

Casualties, as in deaths? How many?

WACO (April 17, 2013)—Emergency crews were responding Wednesday night after a report of a major explosion at a burning fertilizer plant in West north of Waco. West firefighters were dispatched to the plant earlier in the evening after an earlier fire rekindled. The explosion was reported at around 7:50 p.m. in a frantic radio call from the scene of the fire at West Fertilizer at 1471 Jerry Mashek Dr. just off Interstate 35. Numerous injuries were reported and multiple ambulances were requested. Several buildings were reported destroyed and a nearby nursing home was damaged. There were reports that people were trapped in the nursing home and in an apartment building. Scanner traffic indicated that some residents of both the nursing home and apartment building were severely injured.reply to post by tropic

Hope it doesn't turn out like this one that happened in Texas....

The Texas City disaster was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history. The incident took place on April 16, 1947, and began with a mid-morning fire on board the French-registered vessel SS Grandcamp which was docked in the Port of Texas City. The fire detonated approximately 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate[1] and the resulting chain reaction of fires and explosions killed at least 581 people, including all but one member of the Texas City fire department.[2] These events also triggered the first ever class action lawsuit against the United States government, under the then-recently enacted Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), on behalf of 8,485 victims.

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Seems Texas and fertiilser are not a good mix.

I think there's a thread already even tho search shows neither that one or this thread

www.abovetopsecret.com...

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Well this is not good. Wonder if this has any connections with Boston? I doubt it but there is always that chance...

Originally posted by Chibears85
Well this is not good. Wonder if this has any connections with Boston? I doubt it but there is always that chance...

Seeing how people used to make bombs out of fertilizer and there is bound to be a ton of chemicals at this plant, plus the fire has been burning for awhile, I'm gonna go with no connection to terrorism.

Originally posted by wondermost

Originally posted by Chibears85
Well this is not good. Wonder if this has any connections with Boston? I doubt it but there is always that chance...

Seeing how people used to make bombs out of fertilizer and there is bound to be a ton of chemicals at this plant, plus the fire has been burning for awhile, I'm gonna go with no connection to terrorism.

Eh, is this sarcasm? Sarcasm does not show well over text...

Originally posted by Chibears85

Originally posted by wondermost

Originally posted by Chibears85
Well this is not good. Wonder if this has any connections with Boston? I doubt it but there is always that chance...

Seeing how people used to make bombs out of fertilizer and there is bound to be a ton of chemicals at this plant, plus the fire has been burning for awhile, I'm gonna go with no connection to terrorism.

Eh, is this sarcasm? Sarcasm does not show well over text...

Apparently it shows better than you give it credit for.

reply to post by magma


I did a thread on that explosion last year on the 65th anniversary (see signature for thread) as my grandfather is one of the people who was killed by the blast.

Yesterday was the 66th anniversary, so there have been a lot of tragedies in April over the years.

Check out this image. A mushroom cloud. www.landthieves.com...

Originally posted by tropic
Oh wow,

theres another thread about this, but didnt notice any mention of multiple, nor casual, till this one.

Casualties, as in deaths? How many?

100 injured so far, per CNN.

America appears to be under attack.

Originally posted by ButterCookie
America appears to be under attack.

We are being over run by happenstance!

We had a refinery explode here a few years ago. It is traumatizing to have this happen in your community, especially if a lot of folks work there and everyone has a connection.

reply to post by ButterCookie


How so?

I think this is called jumping to conclusions. If the country was under attack, you would know. You would not have to speculate.

Originally posted by jadedANDcynical
reply to post by magma

 

I did a thread on that explosion last year on the 65th anniversary (see signature for thread) as my grandfather is one of the people who was killed by the blast.

Yesterday was the 66th anniversary, so there have been a lot of tragedies in April over the years.

Sorry for your loss. This one is almost to the day as well, tragic.

Originally posted by wondermost

Originally posted by Chibears85

Originally posted by wondermost

Originally posted by Chibears85
Well this is not good. Wonder if this has any connections with Boston? I doubt it but there is always that chance...

Seeing how people used to make bombs out of fertilizer and there is bound to be a ton of chemicals at this plant, plus the fire has been burning for awhile, I'm gonna go with no connection to terrorism.

Eh, is this sarcasm? Sarcasm does not show well over text...

Apparently it shows better than you give it credit for.

Oh, get off it. It shows what it shows. Despite whatever you type or think. Wake up, for goodness sake. Magma gave you the link to the previous "historical." I know I;m an ass%%ole for saying it, but does no one else really see the repetitive nature of what is happening, the craziness that has been unleashed and even encouraged. and can we discuss that instead of our lack of impartment of sarcasm, as that would be so much more useful???? Surely, I am not the only one thinking along those lines.....

Originally posted by wondermost
reply to post by ButterCookie

 

How so?

I think this is called jumping to conclusions. If the country was under attack, you would know. You would not have to speculate.

WHAT????The country is clearly and quite defenitively under some kind of attack, whether it be from within or without. Think about it: if the goal is a one world, global deal, then how better to achieve that then splintering and violence? Would you know that, and I'm not trying to offend you, just asking logically what begs the question, at this point.