Rescuers Continue Search at Site of Texas Explosion

Shortly before 8 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, a massive explosion rocked the central Texas town of West following a fire at a fertilizer plant. Early reports are conflicting, but it appears that over a hundred of people have beenThe West, Texas plant stored and blended anhydrous ammonia — a pungent gas with suffocating fumes used as a fertilizer. Meanwhile, a different type of fertilizer, ammonium nitrate, can explode if mixed with fuel and ignited. That's fairly rare, but itThe West, Texas plant stored and blended anhydrous ammonia — a pungent gas with suffocating fumes used as a fertilizer. Meanwhile, a different type of fertilizer, ammonium nitrate, can explode if mixed with fuel and ignited. That's fairly rare, but itThe West, Texas plant stored and blended anhydrous ammonia — a pungent gas with suffocating fumes used as a fertilizer. Meanwhile, a different type of

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