Fertilizer plant explodes near Waco, Texas, causing numerous injuries

Re:Fertilizer plant explodes near Waco, Texas, causing numer... by DonPellegrino on Thursday April 18, 2013 @01:07AM (#5568991)

Apparently, the plant exploded while firefighters were trying to stop a fire?

EDIT: "Fire officials fear that the number of casualties could rise as high as 60 to 70 dead, said Dr. George Smith, the emergency management system director of the city." http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/18/us/texas-explosion/index.html

Also, I really don't like sounding like a conspiracy theorist, but it's the 20th anniversary of the Waco siege. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege

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Re:Fertilizer plant explodes near Waco, Texas, causing numer... by zjosephson on Thursday April 18, 2013 @01:11AM (#5568999)

Yeah, the radio report that I heard said that the firefighters responded to the initial fire and then after they had arrived, the tank holding the fertilizer exploded so there is a very good chance than some of the first responders are among those injured or dead.

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