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:

Another picture from #Texas, this one from Instagram user andybartee. pic.twitter.com/tyqW8kBzhy

— Joe Hegarty (@NewsProJoe) April 18, 2013

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

Oh, dear. We may have a lot of ppl inside of collapsed homes & apartments who are waiting for help. In the dark & ammonia. #Westtx

— Lizbuddie (@lizbuddie) April 18, 2013

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

Emergency vehicles setting up in baseball field at West Cmmty Ctr. Long line of vehicles coming in. Surreal scene.

— Wendy Gragg (@wendydoeswaco) April 18, 2013

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

People on the road report getting their cars thrown into another lane. More tanks could blow. #WestTX

— Lizbuddie (@lizbuddie) April 18, 2013

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

Prepare for a lot of lost souls. #WestTX

— Lizbuddie (@lizbuddie) April 18, 2013

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

West is ONE BIG family. We WILL get through this

— Addyson Foitek (@AddysonDeAnn) April 18, 2013

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

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

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

Never seen so many emergency lights congregated before. Maybe big cities don't provide the right shot. #WestTX pic.twitter.com/7BwLYomXty

— Dave Yeti (@Dave_Yeti) April 18, 2013

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

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

— Stacy Webre (@stacywebre) April 18, 2013

Baylor students praying for West explosion residents via (@BaylorPhotos) http://t.co/8nDCVgBxKE

— Jay F. Hicks (@jayfhicks) April 18, 2013