Officials Say 12 Bodies Recovered at Texas Fertilizer Blast Site
The bodies of 12 people have been recovered from the site of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, officials said on Friday.
The bodies of 12 people have been recovered from the site of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, officials said on Friday.
Authorities say that five to 15 people may have died in last night's massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Plant in West, Texas. Many more, perhaps more than 160, were injured.
An explosion in West, TX, just outside of Waco, spread fires across multiple buildings and injured an unknown number of people earlier tonight.
The explosion occurred at the West Fertilizer Plant shortly before 8 PM CT
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