Tweets From Witnesses in West, Texas Site of Fertilizer Plant Explosion

A fertilizer plant has exploded in the community of West, which is North of Waco in Texas. Some outlets are reporting that many houses have been leveled. Here are some tweets from people in the area:

https://twitter.com/WestISD/status/324722300186415104

https://twitter.com/wendydoeswaco/status/324719759272837121
https://twitter.com/wendydoeswaco/status/324725683383308290

https://twitter.com/wendydoeswaco/status/324719759272837121

https://twitter.com/jayfhicks/status/324725648046301184 https://twitter.com/lizbuddie/status/324727560355336193

And then there’s this terrible video… there is some cursing. My heart breaks for the poor scared girl begging her dad to get out of there.

via the right sphere

https://twitter.com/WacoPolice/status/324738472336318464

This picture can’t be right: https://twitter.com/WacoPolice/status/324738472336318464

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Very hurt.. #prayforwest twitter.com/holleygates/st…

— David Holley-Gates (@holleygates) April 18, 2013

 

https://twitter.com/stacywebre/status/324747292211032066

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@realboynamedsue we are okay, but our house is destroyed.

— Stacy Webre (@stacywebre) April 18, 2013