Massive explosion in West, TX

[dee]

Just to clarify, a 1 ton truck of fertilizer brought down a big-ass building in Ok City. An entire PLANT going up is a whole different ballgame.

Almost the exact thing I was just thinking.

[sc281]

Holy shit. That's fucking huge.

[jyro]

I was in my shop in midlothian and the tin rattled, thought it was thunder.
shades of texas city explosion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_Disaster

[Mike]

Wow! Hopefully they can get things under control quickly.

[Vertnut]

I was in my shop in midlothian and the tin rattled, thought it was thunder.
shades of texas city explosion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_Disaster

My dad was 7 years old and lived south of LaGrange when that happened. The farmers there thought the we were being attacked with atomic bombs. News didn't travel near as fast back then. There was no TV.

[line-em-up]

I live in eastern Ellis co and I thought it was loud rolling thunder. I checked the radar, but there wasn't any rain on it. I can't believe how loud it was for being over 60 miles away.

[turboford]

This sounds horrible from what I'm hearing on the scanner. Hope everyone makes it out ok from this.

A nursing home two blocks away.

[helosailor]

30+ injured at the nursing home. Heavy damage to it, the middle school, and 10+ buildings on fire. 9 air-evac helos have been dispatched.

[03mustangdude]

wow gonna watch the news tonight

[YALE]

That really sucks. Godspeed to all those involved.

[Big Dad]

Seems like more than just a bad accident ..

Hope I'm wrong

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/22007886/injuries-building-damage-in-fertilizer-plant-explosion

[stevo]

I was in that exact spot not long ago. Spooky.

Stevo

[01vnms4v]

more of them were the same, like a mushroom cloud

[Big Dad]

The nursing home is a mess

turn on CNN

[Pooter]

Holy shit, those smoke clouds are huge

Prayers out to all involved, gotta be one hell of a rescue effort with as large as it was.