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WEST, Texas — “Windows blown out, siding pulled off, bricks pulled off. It looked almost tornadic.”
That’s how Sgt. William Swanton from the Waco Police Department described the devastation in downtown West, following a massive explosion at a nearby fertilizer plant.
As of 4:30 a.m., Swanton said rescue crews were still going home to home, pulling injured people from the rubble. Swanton would confirm there are anywhere from five to fifteen people confirmed dead and cautioned that number could increase. Dr. George Smith, West’s EMS Director confirmed two EMS workers, six firefighters and one resident of a nearby apartment complex were among the dead.
Full story: Two EMS workers, Six firefighters killed in West Explosion