I don't want to think it, but there's no way only 5 are dead.
Fertilizer Plant In West explodes
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It started as a fire, was burning long enough to have firefighters on scene fighting the blaze when it blew up.
Ugh.... Really? Has anyone heard what fire departments were on the scene at the time of the explosion? Several friends are Waco firefighters....
From what I've heard on my scanner, Waco FD would just have dispatched no earlier than an hour ago
West EMS director projecting 60-70 dead...... I hope this is wrong.
60-70 killed KWTX
http://twitter.com/BreakingNews
Texas authorities advise West, Texas, residences to leave town immediately following explosion - @WestISD
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Texas authorities advise West, Texas, residences to leave town immediately following explosion - @WestISD
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Given the apparent size of the explosion, 100+ dead or more would moths surprising, especially if he fire was actively being combated. Hopefully though it isn't as bad as it could have been during a daytime event given the proximity to the schools.
You'd be surprised at the number of people who hang around to 1) help or 2) look at the pretty flames. They don't realize at the time that an explosion is coming.
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Explosion-Injuries-Reported-At-West-Fertilizer-Plant-203505331.html
Ems director says 60- 70 dead?
I am trying to keep a map. http://goo.gl/maps/S8aMg
Another tower is in danger of going up as well as some propane tanks/rail cars.
They have moved all command to the far south of town.
They have too many folks to coordinate right now. Very disjointed.
Ems director says 60- 70 dead?
I am trying to keep a map. http://goo.gl/maps/S8aMg
Another tower is in danger of going up as well as some propane tanks/rail cars.
They have moved all command to the far south of town.
They have too many folks to coordinate right now. Very disjointed.
Saw some report that some of the volunteer fire fighters were at convenience store and left to go to the fire, 10 minutes later the explosion happened.
So the volunteers were on the scene and may have realized the danger before the explosion.
So the volunteers were on the scene and may have realized the danger before the explosion.
That video posted on page 3 of this thread... I'm speechless.
Pray, everyone.
Pray, everyone.
Everyone needs to evacuate according to police scanner
How did that person with the cell phone footage survive?
That is beyond me...
That is beyond me...
Watch the youtube link above. Same video just not cropped, so they seemed to have been unhurt (though sounds like the girl said she couldn't hear)
Youtube video of that was terrible. Little girl telling her dad should couldn't hear anything.
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Saw this on Twitter
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Let's put it this way: the Oklahoma City bomb was a truck full of fertilizer. This was a fertilizer PLANT. Hold a thought for West, hard.
If we're thinking in those terms, the Texas City explosion was an entire ship (two) of fertilizer. Needless to say, it can do a LOT of damage.
Worst industrial accident in U.S. history (in terms of number of dead).
My grandparents were there. The 66th anniversary was yesterday.
My dad and uncle rode with my grandpa from Freeport to Texas City on a jump seat in his ice truck. They had called every ice plant for miles to bring as much ice as they could get. They had turned the high school gym into a temporary morgue and wanted ice everywhere to keep the bodies cool.
My mom was really young but remembers it rattling the windows in their house in Clute.
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How did that person with the cell phone footage survive?
That is beyond me...
The buildings of the plant may have shielded them by redirecting the blast the other direction, or at least the bulk of it.
Now saying at least 60-70 dead in blast
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You'd be surprised at the number of people who hang around to 1) help or 2) look at the pretty flames. They don't realize at the time that an explosion is coming.
Except when it's a fertilizer plant, they know to get the hell away, and if not, someone else will probably tell them.
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WFAA reporting the local cell phone tower was taken out by the blast, complicating things even further.
Watched that video 30 minutes ago & I'm still shaking.
Watched that video 30 minutes ago & I'm still shaking.
That Channel 5 feed out of Dallas makes it look chaotic at the CP. I think locals are overwhelmed.
So sad to hear these reports. Thoughts and prayers are with the people of West as well as first responders.
Doesn't surprise me considering the size and nature of the community, would expect my hometown (which is 20 miles away) to react similarly
"That Channel 5 feed out of Dallas makes it look chaotic at the CP. I think locals are overwhelmed."
They definitely are.
It took them almost 45 minutes just to COMMUNICATE the headquarters relocation to all of the crews.
They definitely are.
It took them almost 45 minutes just to COMMUNICATE the headquarters relocation to all of the crews.
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http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Explosion-Injuries-Reported-At-West-Fertilizer-Plant-203505331.html
Ems director says 60- 70 dead?
I am trying to keep a map. http://goo.gl/maps/S8aMg
Another tower is in danger of going up as well as some propane tanks/rail cars.
They have moved all command to the far south of town.
They have too many folks to coordinate right now. Very disjointed.
OverR,
The map is really helpful. Thanks for putting that together.
I don't think really any town could prepare for this. I mean the town is running out of water how do you prepare for that?
HOLY ****
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You'd be surprised at the number of people who hang around to 1) help or 2) look at the pretty flames. They don't realize at the time that an explosion is coming.
Except when it's a fertilizer plant, they know to get the hell away, and if not, someone else will probably tell them.
maybe i was wrong:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA&feature=youtu.be
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You'd be surprised at the number of people who hang around to 1) help or 2) look at the pretty flames. They don't realize at the time that an explosion is coming.
Except when it's a fertilizer plant, they know to get the hell away, and if not, someone else will probably tell them.
maybe i was wrong:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA&feature=youtu.be
The guy had his kid. I didn't even catch that in the original video posted to the news website.
my brother just called to tell me he's getting called in, they're pulling in VFF from southern bell county.
hope he stays safe, yellowpot, going in to fight this thing takes heroism
If you live in central Texas please go donate blood tomorrow or during the next couple of weeks. They are going through a lot tonight, and need your help to replenish the shelves!
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If they have to keep pulling out of west to get to a safer distance there is no way they can fight the multiple fires that are spread across the town. Also when this front blows through and the wind picks up out of the north the will push the fires south more into town.
I can image the level of confusion. Eastern McLennan relies totally on small VFF depts. They all work together on most house fires just to get enough to fight.
Oh God. This is my worst nightmare. You practice and plan and prepare, but you can't really ever prepare for something like this. It's like every crazy training scenario rolled into one.
In the community I work in, we focus so much on hurricanes that I forget we have the chemical plants that we do right there. This brings it home in a heartbeat. I'm stunned.
In the community I work in, we focus so much on hurricanes that I forget we have the chemical plants that we do right there. This brings it home in a heartbeat. I'm stunned.
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