• A firefighter walks past a pickup truck with debris from a storage shed on it at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas after an explosion Wednesday April 17, 2013. A massive explosion at the fertilizer plant near Waco on Wednesday night injured dozens of people and sent flames shooting into the night sky, leaving the factory a smoldering ruin following a blast that damaged buildings for blocks in every direction. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Michael Ainsworth) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET USE BY AP MEMBERS ONLY; NO SALES
    A firefighter walks past a pickup truck with debris from a storage shed on it at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas after an explosion Wednesday April 17, 2013. A massive explosion at the fertilizer plant near Waco on Wednesday night injured dozens of people and sent flames shooting into the night sky, leaving the factory a smoldering ruin following a blast that damaged buildings for blocks in every direction. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Michael Ainsworth) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET USE BY AP MEMBERS ONLY; NO SALES
  • 50 to 75 homes were damaged by the explosion and a fire that followed, and that a nearby 50-unit apartment complex had been reduced to “a skeleton standing upâ€�. Muska put the number of destroyed homes at between 60 and 80. Waco Tribune Herald / Rod A???
    50 to 75 homes were damaged by the explosion and a fire that followed, and that a nearby 50-unit apartment complex had been reduced to “a skeleton standing up�. Muska put the number of destroyed homes at between 60 and 80. Waco Tribune Herald / Rod A???
  • Elderly residents are evacuated. AP Photo/ Waco Tribune Herald / Rod Aydelotte
    Elderly residents are evacuated. AP Photo/ Waco Tribune Herald / Rod Aydelotte
  • This video image porvided by KWTX-TV shows some of the injured from the explosion. KWTX-TV / AP Photo
    This video image porvided by KWTX-TV shows some of the injured from the explosion. KWTX-TV / AP Photo
  • 133 people had been evacuated from the badly damaged nursing home, but it was not immediately clear how many of them were hurt. KWTX-TV / AP Photo
    133 people had been evacuated from the badly damaged nursing home, but it was not immediately clear how many of them were hurt. KWTX-TV / AP Photo
  • A deadly explosion ripped through a Texas fertiliser plant near Waco late on Wednesday, injuring more than 100 people, leveling dozens of homes and damaging other buildings including a school and nursing home, authorities said. Waco Tribune Herald / Rod A???
    A deadly explosion ripped through a Texas fertiliser plant near Waco late on Wednesday, injuring more than 100 people, leveling dozens of homes and damaging other buildings including a school and nursing home, authorities said. Waco Tribune Herald / Rod A???
  • Rescue workers gather near a damaged apartment complex. AP Photo/ Waco Tribune Herald / Rod Aydelotte
    Rescue workers gather near a damaged apartment complex. AP Photo/ Waco Tribune Herald / Rod Aydelotte
  • In this Instagram photo provided by Andy Bartee, a plume of smoke rises from a fertiliser plant fire in West, Texas. Andy Bartee / AP Photo
    In this Instagram photo provided by Andy Bartee, a plume of smoke rises from a fertiliser plant fire in West, Texas. Andy Bartee / AP Photo
  • hospital in the nearby town of Waco has been told to expect up to 100 injured people, media reports said. Buildings near the plant included a school and a retirement home. Larry W Smith / EPA
    hospital in the nearby town of Waco has been told to expect up to 100 injured people, media reports said. Buildings near the plant included a school and a retirement home. Larry W Smith / EPA
  • The remains of a fertiliser plant burn after an explosion at the plant. Mike Stone / Reuters
    The remains of a fertiliser plant burn after an explosion at the plant. Mike Stone / Reuters
  • The remains of a fertiliser plant after an explosion at the plant in the town of West, near Waco, Texas. Mike Stone / Reuters
    The remains of a fertiliser plant after an explosion at the plant in the town of West, near Waco, Texas. Mike Stone / Reuters

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