http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/18/us/texas-explosion/index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;BeaverPoke said:I hope the whole thing was an accident, and not some form off terrorism, whether it be foreign, domestic, or just some criminal.
I heard 60-70 people dead. Most of them are first responders.
But my question is why would the fire department have people close to that if they knew it was a fertalizer plant.
Residents are being evacuated because officials are worried that another tank at the facility might explode.
"What we are hearing is that there is one fertilizer tank that is still intact at the plant, and there are evacuations in place to make sure everyone gets away from the area safely in case of another explosion," said Ben Stratmann, a spokesman for Texas State Sen. Brian Birdwell.