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| 'Many injured' after blast at Texas fertiliser plant | 'Many injured' after blast at Texas fertiliser plant |
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| Many people are reported to be injured and others are trapped in burning buildings after an explosion at a fertiliser plant near Waco in the US state of Texas. | Many people are reported to be injured and others are trapped in burning buildings after an explosion at a fertiliser plant near Waco in the US state of Texas. |
| Firefighters, ambulances and six helicopters have been mobilised to deal with the situation. | Firefighters, ambulances and six helicopters have been mobilised to deal with the situation. |
| Several buildings are reported to be on fire, some of them in neighbouring residential areas, KWTX-TV reported. | Several buildings are reported to be on fire, some of them in neighbouring residential areas, KWTX-TV reported. |
| The blast at the West Fertilizer plant was reported at 19:50 (00:50 GMT). | |
| The Waco Tribune-Herald reported that firefighters had been trying to put out a fire at the plant when the explosion happened, and that some were among those injured. | |
| The blast happened in West, a town of about 2,700 people some 20 miles (32km) north of Waco. | |
| TV images showed ambulance crews using a nearby sports field as an emergency treatment area. | |
| "An explosion has ignited adjacent structures to the plant," Waco Assistant Fire Chief Don Yeager told AFP news agency. | |
| Unconfirmed reports said a nursing home had collapsed in the explosion and some people were believed trapped inside. | |
| One local resident told KWTX-TV that she heard several explosions from 13 miles (20km) away. | One local resident told KWTX-TV that she heard several explosions from 13 miles (20km) away. |
| "It sounded like three bombs going off very close to us,'' said Lydia Zimmerman. | "It sounded like three bombs going off very close to us,'' said Lydia Zimmerman. |
| Texas Governor Rick Perry said in a statement: "We are monitoring developments and gathering information as details continue to emerge about this incident. | |
| "We have also mobilised state resources to help local authorities. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of West, and the first responders on the scene." | |
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