Texas fertiliser plant explosion..

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    (CNN) -- A massive explosion ripped through a fertilizer plant in the town of West, Texas, Wednesday night, sending scores of injured to area hospitals, sparking fires and triggering evacuations.

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    -- "It was like a nuclear bomb went off," West Mayor Tommy Muska said.

    -- Some 10 to 15 buildings have been "totally demolished" and "probably 50 homes (were) heavily damaged," said George Smith, community emergency medical services director.

    -- The fertilizer plant was near an apartment complex and a nursing home, authorities said.
    -- Some people might be trapped in collapsed buildings, Smith said.

    -- "I expect there's going to be many fatalities and many more injured people," he added.
    -- State troopers in gas masks set up roadblocks, waving away cars coming off the highway
     

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    Deadly explosion hits Texas fertiliser plant


    Massive blast at fertiliser plant has killed between five and 15 people and wounded more than 100 others, police say.