Fertilizer Plant Explodes in Texas: 'Hundreds of Casualties'.

Yurt

BREAKING: Massive explosion at a Waco TX, fertilizer plant reports of it being felt 65 miles away

http://i.imgur.com/Gseq66r.jpg

Soby

http://www.news.com.au/world-news/explosion-at-fertiliser-plant-in-waco-texas/story-fndir2ev-1226623333230

wonderfullife

Yurt wrote: »

BREAKING: Massive explosion at a Waco TX, fertilizer plant reports of it being felt 65 miles away

http://i.imgur.com/Gseq66r.jpg

Christ. Anywhere else on any other week and i'd chalk that down to an industrial accident.

The day before the 20th anniversary of the end of the Waco siege......couple that to the Boston bombing....

Hmm interestingly nothing so far on Sky News, CNN, Fox, anywhere.

Strongbow10

very odd, not a word of it in the mainstream US media yet

Supposedly there was a fire on the premises that fire services were tending to and then a huge explosion

B.A._Baracus

WTF?!?!?
A plant in waco went up 1 day before the 20th anniversary?!?!?!

Bit of a coincidence isnt it. Knowing what the whole waco seige was about.

Ihatecuddles-old

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

WTF?!?!?
A plant in waco went up 1 day before the 20th anniversary?!?!?!

Bit of a coincidence isnt it. Knowing what the whole waco seige was about.

I've never heard about that, what happened?

Strongbow10

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

WTF?!?!?
A plant in waco went up 1 day before the 20th anniversary?!?!?!

Bit of a coincidence isnt it. Knowing what the whole waco seige was about.

going by one of the articles above, the explosion was felt up to 100km away, they presumed it was an earthquake

maybe its a case that the fire caused some of the materials in the factory to blast, very suspicious though given the date and location

FouxDaFaFa

Waco? Jesus Christ.

My immediate thought is that it's just a horrible coincidence but the timing is unbelievable.

Strongbow10

looks like the area has been levelled according to this

http://www.wfaa.com/news/texas-news/powerful-exploson-rocks-town-north-of-waco-203508001.html

FouxDaFaFa

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

I've never heard about that, what happened?

It was a siege that took place in Waco at a property belonging to a cult, the Branch Davidians. It lasted well over a month and ended in a huge fire which killed most of the cult members. Who exactly started the fire has remained a huge issue for years, with some saying that the American government overreacted and pretty much caused the deaths of all those people.

I believe it was one of the main gripes of the Unabomber.

It's kind of a symbol of the worst side of the american government to those who would identify as anti-government.

B.A._Baracus

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

I've never heard about that, what happened?

Here is the wikipedia link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege

But basically, in 1993 there was a cult in waco, texas. Lead by a man named "David Korash" and he and his cult were "tooling up" with weapons in the eyes of law enforcement. Eventually law enforcement raided the compound. screwed up and it lasted for weeks. The compound eventually burned down April 19th 1993 with many cult members loosing their lives. It's believed members of the cult started the fire themselves (but who knows) Now thats my memory take on the events. Anyone else can correct me

But the key issue here is guns - There was naturally a number of americans who were outraged over the incident. You know the type, gun nuts, feeling that its the god given right to own weapons. Also others hate how the govenment handled the siege.

As it currently stands no one really knows who carried out the boston bombings but it's currently believed to be american radicalists. So you can see the timely coincidence.

Ihatecuddles-old

Thanks guys!! I don't quite know what to say , the wind here is the most of my problems right now

So many families in despair. Heartbreaking.

FouxDaFaFa

This has to be a coincidence, even with the significance of the date and location. I mean, unless there is an organised group of right-wing extremists around the country waiting to carry out attacks, the guys in Boston couldn't realistically have done this and it's just a tragic and freakishly timed accident.

From what I'm seeing on Reddit, it seems very serious and unfortunately a lot of firefighters are in difficulty at the scene.

It's looking like firefighters were already on scene fighting a fire when it blew up. I live close by and that's what I've been hearing.

Reddit user: AgTown05

Killer Wench

My mom always said bad things happen in 3s. Of course, any three things could be highlighted, but with Boston, this explosion in West, and I am reading notes from home talking about the tornado warnings around several states.

Strongbow10

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20130417-breaking-news-explosion-injuries-reported-at-fertilizer-plant-in-west-texas.ece

An unfortunate accident more likely, as it says in this report a mixture of fire and ammonia nitrate is pretty devastating

Soby

http://www.kwkt.com/news/caught-camera-fertilizer-plant-explosion-near-waco

6 dead so far apparently - 5 firefighters and a police officer

*Sky say 70 +

dfx-

Looks like it'll have been something that you see on programmes like "Destroyed in Seconds".

Xavi6

Jaysus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA

MrPoker

Xavi6 wrote: »

Jaysus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA

That is insane!! I hope America is not under some kind of co-ordinated attack from within.

Chuck Stone

'Several trapped and injured' after explosion at Texas fertilizer plant.

Local media outlets reported that the blast took place at 8pm local time (0100 GMT) in West, a town of 2,700 people 20 miles north of Waco, while firefighters were trying to bring a blaze at the plant under control.

A spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, D.L. Wilson, said the blast had resulted in "probably hundreds of casualties".

telegraph.co.uk

Sky News reporting 60 to 70 dead (unconfirmed).

It's been a bad week for the US.

Video, ****in mental explosion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA

dfx-

That's waaaay too close looking at the mushroom cloud picture that CNN showed from some facebook account.

Looks similar to this ammonium perchlorate one..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJVOUgCm5Jk

Chuck Stone

That's one hell of an explosion. It'll probably show up on richter scales many miles away.

IT-Guy

MrPoker wrote: »

That is insane!! I hope America is not under some kind of co-ordinated attack from within.

The thought crossed my mind as well but the explosion happened in the town of West, approx 20 mins from Waco. I'm fairly sure it's an unrelated event, an industrial accident. The footage on sky is crazy, looks like an apartment block was leveled.

SusieBlue

Jesus Christ. The USA have been hit hard this week.

RIP to those who passed away. Praying for those who are injured.

What next? So many unnecessary deaths this week.

Yawlboy

Bit of a coincidence that its so near Waco, I hope it is an accident

dfx-

Anyone in the plant who didn't get out or trying to attend the original fire has no chance with that explosion.

Napper Hawkins

Deleted User wrote: »

Video, ****in mental explosion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA

**** me! :eek:

Xavi6

I really want this to be an accidental coincidence but...

Xavi6

Xavi6 wrote: »

I really want this to be an accidental coincidence but...

Yeah it's a bit too similar to the season finale of Dallas alright.

Amirani

That's a huge explosion.

Chuck Stone

I reckon it's just an accident and that's all it is until proven otherwise.

IT-Guy

Most likely an industrial accident and not some Waco-inspired revenge attack. The explosion happened in the town of West, approx 15-20 mins from Waco. The footage on sky shows what looks like an apartment complex leveled, all that can be hoped for is the death toll is as minimal as possible.

Fr_Dougal

Xavi6 wrote: »

I really want this to be an accidental coincidence but...

I can only assume (and hope) that protocol for a fire there is for everyone to get as far away as possible as quickly as possible.

Amirani

Reports of 60 people dead.

Killer Wench

NiallSparky wrote: »

Reports of 60 people dead.

They believe about 60 injured at hospitals. Three dead as of now.

Amirani

Killer Wench wrote: »

They believe about 60 injured at hospitals. Three dead as of now.

Thus far yeah.

"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.

"That's a really rough number, I'm getting that figure from firefighters, we don't know yet," he said."

shinny

Yeah, especially after listening to that press conference. It's going to be a high number. Awful stuff. The blast was felt up to 50 miles away.

kraggy

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

It's near Waco where a siege took place, the anniversary of which is tomorrow.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege

Also tomorrow is the anniversary of the Oaklahoma City bombing.

All the above in conjunction with what happened in Boston MIGHT suggest that Boston and this explosion tonight might have been in commemoration of previous terror episodes.

Unlikely though as Waco was more a cult/religious thing led by a man called David Koresh who tried to make out that he was the Messiah, when in actual fact he was just a very naughty boy.

Chuck Stone

It was a fire that got out of control.

At worst it's arson.

Strongbow10

Chuck Stone wrote: »

It was a fire that got out of control.

At worst it's arson.

Not claiming it to be the case but arson in a fertilizer plant could potentially be worse than any man made bomb

Chuck Stone

Strongbow10 wrote: »

arson in a fertilizer plant could potentially be worse than any man made bomb

It would be a convoluted method of attack but point taken.

If anyone died and the fire was started on purpose then it's murder. Similar to how if you start a bush fire by accident it doesn't count as a defence. Most people know vaguely that fertilizer is dangerous like that, anyone living near it will definitely know and if someone's a firebug then I'd be pretty sure they also know a thing or two about explosives.


Anyway that's all by-the-by until things get cleared up. I still get surprised by the sheer size of the explosion in that video though.

Scotty #

wonderfullife wrote: »

Christ. Anywhere else on any other week and i'd chalk that down to an industrial accident.

The day before the 20th anniversary of the end of the Waco siege......couple that to the Boston bombing...

1+1=3. Well done.

GalwayGuy2

Absolute raw emotion in the caught on camera video. I wonder has recording an event like this become some sort of coping mechanism?

I must admit, while it probably is an industrial accident, what absolutely horrible timing.

danniemcq

Chuck Stone wrote: »

That's one hell of an explosion. It'll probably show up on richter scales many miles away.

2.1 on the richter scale.

I know its odd saying it but it could have been so much worse. There was a school around 400m away from the plant.

sadly though perhaps most of the families that have children there are probably living not much further away

smash

Jesus I was not expecting that in the video.

beertons

Holy crap, was just on the news there. That was a huge explosion.

Awesomeness

Terrible week for America. Hopefully this is just a tragic accident.

force eleven

Terrible scenes. As already said, most likely a grim coincidence re Waco 1993. There was a fire before the main explosion, so I wonder what caused that initial blaze.