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Massive Fertilizer Plant Explosion Shakes Texas, Town Evacuated, Toxic Fumes, Up To 70 Dead - Live Stream
In the aftermath of the Boston horrors, a massive explosion has occurred at a fertlizer plant in the town of West, Texas (near Waco). This week is the 20th anniversary of the deadly seige in Waco. There are at least 10 other buildings are on fire, including the town middle school, and a large swath of the town was “leveled” in the explosion. The explosion occurred around 7:50pm local time. A fireball of nearly 100 feet high has been reported along with a massive power outage. The images and scale of this explosion are incredible and reports are coming in people still trapped. The explosion could be heard from 100 miles away in Dallas. The explosion followed the outbreak of a fire at the plant - and occurred as firefighters were working on the blaze.
UPDATE: Entire town (within a mile radius) to be evacuated - toxic fumes may be spreading
UPDATE: Hospital told to anticipate 100 people with injuries, Hospital CEO tells CNN
UPDATE: Up To 70 Dead, 38 seriously injured included blast injuries, orthopedic injuries, large wounds and a lot of lacerations and cuts.
UPDATE: *AS MANY AS 80 HOMES DESTROYED IN TEXAS FERTILIZER BLAST: CNN
CNN Reports from Dr. George Smith, the emergency management system director of the city:
Fire officials fear that the number of casualties could rise as high as 60 to 70 dead,
"That's a really rough number, I'm getting that figure from firefighters, we don't know yet," he said.
"There are lots of houses that are leveled within a two-block radius," Smith said. "A lot of other homes are damaged as well outside that radius."
"It was an apartment complex that was devastated, and the nursing home. The fire was close to a residential area,"
And from the Mayor:
"There's a lot of people who won't be here
tomorrow"
"Blast 'took out' a five-block radius"
Stunning clip of the explosion (at around 25 seconds)
(chatter this image is fake)
(h/t @Breaking911)
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The bloody history of United States "interventions" for "peace" and "freedom" around the World will allways be remembered and told as it was and it will be for years to come.
The silence of the american people is also gonna be remembered.
And we all will remember that all of this was just for the profit of a bunch of corporate "friends", bad even for the american people.
Red stripes of the USA flag are (and will always be) the red of blood.
Things really can go from pretty freaking bad to absolutely terrible. Thoughts and prayers to my northern neighbors in Texas.
We must re-industrialize America.
Signed: an American.
We must not kill all animals via over industrialization.
Signed a Chinese Citizenism
Why does nobody ask which company or Group does the plant belong? Where is the mangement of this company? Can somebody please show on the linked map of US fertilizer industry facilities where this plant is located in TX? This is the official map.
http://www.tfi.org/sites/default/files/images/usproductionmaps%28updated%29.pdf
Appears to be an Ag Jobber to me, but here ya go...
http://www.manta.com/c/mmcfc1w/west-fertilizer-co
Couple of days ago someone shot up one of our bigger power substations. 10,000 gallons of PCBs all over. 911 in the area went offline. I thought they had batteries? I have my own power so no big deal, but things are looking less then up for the social order.
I am already having trouble buying fertilizer and other chemicals for my farm. Soon I will have to go join the bread lines like everyone else.
Well not everything is bigger and better in Texas....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Fauld_Explosion
This is a great description of how industrial disasters happen. I've read through lots of these and they all sound remarkably similar.
I think it will be found that this and Boston were all caused by gold bugs.
Maybe they can get a good exterminator.
Massive explosion; that video is amazing - poor kid "Dad! I can't hear anything!" jeez, probably blew their ear drums- and the poor people and firefighters at the plant and surrounding neighborhood. And those poor old folks in the rest home.
Prayers for everyone. Horrible accident.
This somehow reminds me of the PEPCON disaster back in 1988 ...
Tearism to spread across america. Civil liberties to be suspended.
Did Larry Silverstein give the order to pull it?
I'm at a loss for words here friends.
I wish the people of Texas well and send my condolences for those who may have lost someone close.
Regards from England friends
Upvote for right-minded attitude
Agreed. Inthemix96 is good people.
If you're a banker, though, beware his potato peeler.
Me too.
Blighty sends its regards ...
Videos of this ammonium nitrate fertilizer explosion will be in industrial safety videos for decades to come. For now we give our sympathy for those good Texans whose life was cut short by this.
You see this kind of thing when spending on safety systems and procedures have been cut back over the years to retain profitability; plant and machinery not being replaced, inspectors being let go, unqualified personnel making inappropriate decisions about storage of hazardous materials.
While that's true, sometimes something just breaks.
Something just breaking is to be expected and shouldn't cause 70 deaths. Something certainly did break however and it was probably at the end of a chain of similar such breakages over several years.
I am hearing that there are now intense thunderstorms with potential for tornadoes heading to the area.
Not a good day...
You have to be dumb as fuck to park your car, with your child in it, next to the fire and then film it.
That man should be arrested for stupidity
He was a fair distance back, but clearly underestimated the destructive force that was about to be unleashed.
There is a reason terrorists use fertilizer to make bombs.
Some more clips on the explosion in Waco
http://homment.com/Fertilizer-Explosion-Video
This event has mulsim terror act written on it.
Why does Barack Hussein Obummer want to push for a re-industrialization of the US? You've got the answer.
Because it allows him to kill good, honest, brave hearted middle class natural born American citizens.
Prayers for all the Americans who were killed by this genocidal maniacal muslim blood injected eyed n....r that serves as our dictator.
See, America, what you got when you are blinded by your white man guilt.
Signed: an American.
Get lost!!
obvious troll is obvious.
'Americans' are all obvious by now.
It is no longer 1777.
It also ain't 1987 anymore, so fuck you and the lowly pony you rode in on ...
In 1987, the 'american' veil was lifted for some time.
Sure, it is no longer 1987.
Are you trying to get me started on 1989's Tiananmen Square protest?! Really?
Go as much as you want on tiananmen square protest.
'Americanism' is what 'american' does and sidetracking is the 'american'way of doing.
'American' eternal nature can not be suppressed.
If that's indeed so - why do bother, then, to tell us time and again what you aren't qualified to judge? I get the impression, that also can not be suppressed ...
To tell what to whom?
A question is asked, an answer is provided.
How the answer is received...
Well, the very idea that 'americans' could concede that 'americanism' is at the core of the world situation is preposterous.
What cant be suppressed by the way, is not people telling the cause. 'Americans' can suppress people pointing at 'americanism' as the due cause of the world situation.
What 'americans' cant suppress is 'americanism'.
Big difference here.
It was you, who started this dishonorable insult, by stating: "This event has mulsim terror act written on it [...]". I cannot imagine anyone who would have asked you. And to show you, that this is not funny, I called you on it. Everything you say about 'americans' can be rebutted. You fail time and again, to demonstrate any differences between the 'americans' you so deeply despise, and yourself.
Everything you say about 'americans' can be rebutted.
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'Americans' declared freedom an inalienable human right and kept human beings as slaves.
Rebut that.
Difference between 'americans' and me: when did I start or adopt a system entitling people to inalienable human rights and kept slaves?
So easy.
So much ammo. Provided courtesy of 'americans'
Nah. You cant debunk 'americanism'. 'Americanism' cant be faced by 'americans'
'Americans' should do with what they are.
Free Tibet, asshole.
Dead on! +1
That is the rebuttal?
It is very 'american'.
'Americans' cant face 'americanism', they have to kick the can on something else.
The rebutal: free Tibet.
Hey, free Tibet.
But also free the United States of America.
Dont forget to do that. Human beings have an inalienable right to freedom, remember that?
I told you already, that I am no american. Difference between you and me: You are projecting your own mental illness onto others, while not questioning yourself. Thus, you are not ahead of the americans, as you obviously think, but in fact are way behind. They kept humans as slaves? Well, idiot, I got news for you: They changed that. Now, how about chinese migratory laborers? Yeah, that's completely different, right. Not only are you intellectually dishonest, you are plain stupid for not recognizing that.
Seeing things as they are may be perceived by 'americans' as a mental illness.
Still waiting for that rebuttal.
AnAnonymous, falling apart mentally, said:
Trivial. Which 'americans' declared freedom an inalienable human right and kept human beings as slaves? Your dung hand always at the ready, you fling your handsful of poop at US founding fathers, a big easy target. Alway then you extrapolate derangedly on all 'americans'.
Ever met 'americans' that keep or kept slaves? Please, keep it reality based, not your usual time traveling Easter Island flying rickshaw fantasies.
Again with this old horse? Every person has a fetish but at this point, it looks more like an obsession. How many 'americans' have you met that started or adopted a system entitling people to inalienable human rights and kept slaves?
This answers to your question. This kind of self admission is not possible for you.
The sadness of a delusion when it appears for what it is...
Which 'americans' declared freedom an inalienable human right and kept human beings as slaves? Your dung hand always at the ready, you fling your handsful of poop at US founding fathers, a big easy target. Alway then you extrapolate derangedly on all 'americans'.
Ever met 'americans' that keep or kept slaves?
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How does meeting 'americans' come in? Oh wait, it is another sidetracking as loved and performed by 'americans'.
The founding fathers were representatives to the We The People. It means in those times, every single member of We The People adhered to the views set out by the founding fathers. They were not autocrats, they did not speak on their own behalf.
The issue does not include only the founding fathers but every other member of We The People, whether they owned or slaves.
Slaves were not kept as slaves by the owners only but society as a whole. We The People could have marched on every slave owning places in the US to get the point matching their declaration.
It is quite useless to meet those people to know their behaviour. Which was not narrowed to the founding fathers only.
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you fling your handsful of poop at US founding fathers,
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That is poop? Watch out, your mask starts dropping down. Telling outright that somebody reporting factually about the ffs owning slaves flings a handful of poop at them is very obvious. Too obvious.
AnAnonymous evades:
Cheap offuscatory trick. Sidetracked? Made me laugh.
First backpedaling by this cheap propagandist. "In those times." Funny how this guy leaps backward and forward in time, conflating people "in those times" with people today. This is how meeting 'americans' comes in. Evading the question because it exposes the failed logics this guy likes to construct.
Here is the answer you fear to tell: you never met an 'american' that held slaves.
Sure, sure. Discarding quite easily the time reference enables your extrapolationary derangement.
It is quite impossible to meet those people because they are long dead.
Never said it was narrowed to the founding fathers only. You said that when telling:
Declaring freedom an inalienable human right and keeping slaves sounds founding fatherish to me. From that you extrapolate derangedly on all 'americans'.
More word games. Telling that some FFs owned slaves is like telling that water is wet. You think that somehow telling an obviousness lends support to your hate filled drooling about 'americans'. Might as well self justify your embitterment by saying fish are fished in the ocean.
Your disengruntled poop flinging is obvious. Too obvious. You try to make past times correspond to present day, but it is uncorrespondable when tasked to support your fantasies. But with Chinese citizenism citizens and their new start in history, facts commonly established for millenia have to be proven obvious facts once again.
Yours is a very cheap trick of disinformation, another example that 'debate' is dead in the Orient as more and more people can not discuss facts and have to sidetrack.
Never ever this kind of flawed methology of extending the singular behavior of long dead FFs to a present day entire continent is a robust scientific methodology.
That should void your delusional point about 'in those times' vs present day. But who cares? Propagandists like you enjoying their lies are common. Don't disturb while they are on masturbation.
PS: I don't really ranted on this guy (I should have done it more). I debunked all the propaganda this guy spewed out.
AnAnonymous presented this excretion from his cloacal mind:
Funny how this guy provides his depleted propaganda and cheap 'americanism' fantasies as the answer to every question, no matter the tangentiality.
How the answer is received depends upon the entertainment value of this guy's propaganda absurditations. Lately he falls flat on face, not even giving effort to making good propaganda. Propaganda should be funny at least.
What AnAnonymous can't suppress is his weird 'american' obsession. All this is just drivel and a normal consequence of erosion of efficiency of a behaviour.
I know the lines of thought that his thinkers convey. It is poor.
Thank god, that you arrived. I tried hard, but regarding AnAnonymous I clearly am not the authority you are.
Yep, for 'americans', the group is all.
For AnAnonymousitizens, the roadside poop is all.
Are you aware of the fact that you are confusing americans with your ilk?
AnAnonymous pours on the driveling:
Funny the hypocriticality exhibited by this guy. Just more Chinese citizenism eternal nature on display, seajacking a comment thread in failurous attempt to make ground for his cause which has no ground.
The stench of duplicitation exudes from this guy like a durian covered with melted limburgher cheese.
'Americans' are duplicitous.
And you are a douchebag! Is this your idea of high-classed conversation? Don't bother to answer, I can think of it ...
obvious Falloutboy too ...
Fallout shelters are an 'american' thing. The US has plenty of things, heritage of the US american middle class paranoia.
You obviously don't have even the slightest clue, which Falloutboy I'm talking of. He originally was called "Vault boy". Here, educate yourself: http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Vault_Boy
Ummm, well, lets consider this:
-'americans' are trapped in their fantasies. So yep, when they make references, it is expected they refer to fantasy.
-Other people are not trapped in fantasy. Therefore they refer to reality.
In other words, I got your fantasical reference. Save that when 'americans' use fantasical references, others might not.
The fallout video games series is all fantasy.
The fallout shelters in the US, legacy of the US american middle class paranoia,are not fantasy. They are reality.
Fantasy, the last shelter for 'americans'...
That's a mighty funny comment from someone who probably has lived half his life under a system that roots even deeper in fantastical references, don't you agree?
Since it is an 'american' world and considering the urge felt by 'americans' to narrate a fabled past, it is beyond agreement point.
It is trademark of 'americans' to think that agreement on a point is enough to turn that point into a fact.
Other people, well, they know that 'americanism' stands very high in the list of systems that roots deep in fantasical references...
Some religions might beat 'americanism'. And yet...
Just to let you know: I'm not an american. But I recognize your methods as those applied by some shills who plunged the world into WW II before you even were born. And it was not China that saved the world from that nightmare. Your attempt to divide and conquer is blatantly obvious. So, why don't you just call them "Untermenschen"? The masters of what you are trying would not have hesitated. Go on, little fascist, step into the line ...
So many fantasies.
You are not an 'american' and you write stuff like it was not China that saved the world from that nightmare?
Considering 'America' as a world saviour has 'american' way of thinking written onto it.
No, it is the opinion of a man who is deeply thankful to have been rescued from the horrors of fascism by english, french, russian and american soldiers. By the way - I did not say anything about americans saving "the world". Stop imagining things you'd like me to have said, because they would support your otherwise flawed argumentations.
I did not say anything about americans saving "the world".
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No kidding.
Not only you said that once, but twice.
in your previous post:
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And it was not China that saved the world from that nightmare.
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First time.
And second time
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have been rescued from the horrors of fascism by english, french, russian and american soldiers.
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'Americans'...
"I never had sex with that woman"
"I dont take doping substances"
And you claim not being an 'american'? If you are not an 'american', the question of what you are is already answered.
Miserable try!
"And it was not China that saved the world from that nightmare." Where are the US mentioned there??
"[...]have been rescued from the horrors of fascism by english, french, russian and american soldiers." Where do you read, americans did rescue the world here?
Obviously you dork aren't even able to fully comprehend a simple text!
Stop it, with your infantile projections.
Back to your seat, that's an "F" !
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It is trademark of AnAnonymous to think that facts are only facts when they are acknowledged by Chinese citizenism citizens.
Reads like a statement of monopoly to me.
The opinion of one person is always one's own monopoly.
But, hey, it would be known by now if 'americans' were embarassed by contractions...
Contractions or contradictions? You can't speak the language, but you want to post on an English-speaking blog. You're defending a country that runs over protesting students with tanks? What's your point anyway? Clearly there's a huge difference between a country's government and its people.
I play chess on chess.com, almost daily. People from every other country in the world play on the site--except for ONE country. Guess which one?
China is the worst of the worst. Clean up your own roadside shit before you badger the rest of us with your shit.
Your country doesn't even have free internet. People eat cats and dogs. There are so many problems with China that I can't even begin to count them. What did your country ever do for the world? What did your country ever invent? Your literature sucks, your music sucks, and all of your people want American entertainment so badly that they have to copy it and steal it? You have more people than anyone else on the planet and not one bit of creativity, not one smidgen of self-respect?
I can't believe you're still here.
Of course, I suppose all of the faults with your country are Americans' responsibility, too? Doesn't the government there tell you lackeys how many kids you're allowed to have?
Considering reality is a good idea. You should do that before telling others to do it.
+1 for not letting him get away with this.
Hilarious!
"This week is the 20th anniversary of the deadly seige in Waco."
Tyler, you lean more and more toward terrorist sympathy with such talk.
That's terrorists, bro!
/sarc
DRILL BABY DRILL!
CNBC saying "up to 15 dead" and this article says "up to 70 dead" a disparity of 55. WTF!
Well clearly what is required here is LESS regulation so thesecompanies can make greater profits and LESS taxes so there are less firefighters to fight the blaze!
Maybe Texas shouldn't have pissed all that money up the wall on their new stadium. Still what do lives matter when there are 'fans' to please.
Has anyone considered it might be God himself punishing us for killing his 'son' David Koresh?
Now that would be a shock ending to that little story.
WTF!!
Ah fire, followed by explosion. I witnessed the detonation of 1kg of PE4 (C4) myself once, from a distance of about 2km, in the open air, with no casing. The glow left on my retina matched that from looking at the sun, and my ears hurt with the overpressure.
Does not surprise me at all. One kg is much C4.
Ammonium nitrate bombs generally need enhancing 5% fuel fire, and you need to confine the material in a pressure sealed vessel, detonating a primer and booster charge at the right points. This looked like a heat induced explosion to me. If it were caused deliberately, I would think that arson would have been enough.
Father of the year for that first video. Teaching his kid about not getting too close to fires and fertilizer plants.
In this great (Sarcasm) capitalistic system we live in, there is NO PROFIT in safety and maintenance.
Now that corporations own government, expect MANY more of these incidences.
So this was part of the Waco beautification fund?
I hate when innocent kids get hurt.
Mike Adams | CNN deeply engaged in total news fabrication.Read more here:
Chaos engulfs Boston as mainstream media can’t get its cover story straight
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2310859/Boston-bombings-suspect-latest-FBI-hunt-men-packs-near-marathon-finish-line.html
http://www.infowars.com/obama-covering-up-saudi-link-to-boston-bombing/