Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Sends 120 to Hospitals, Levels Homes, Businesses
Fiery explosions at a Texas fertilizer plant in a small town north of Waco sent about 120 people to hospitals and apparently destroyed dozens of homes and businesses.
An official with Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro, Texas, reported the facility treated 66 patients, 38 with serious injuries.
Baptist Hillcrest Medical Center in Waco had treated 29 wounded, said the center’s CEO, Brett Esrock, and was expecting 20 more.
Texas Explosion: Fatalities Reported In Blast At Fertilizer Plant (VIDEO)
As many as 60 to 70 people may have been killed in a fertilizer plant explosion on Wednesday night in West, Texas, KWTX reported. West EMS Director Dr. George Smith told the TV station that hundreds of people were also injured in the blast.
Tommy Muska, West’s mayor, said at a news conference that the exact number of deaths was still unknown. However, buildings in a five-block radius from the plant were severely damaged by the explosion, Muska said.
Cause of the blast has not yet been determined.
