West, Texas Mayor Tommy Muska said that 35 to 40 people are dead from the massive explosion that leveled a quarter of the town.
Muska said he arrived at the estimated death toll based on the number of people who have not been identified by local officials. Among the missing and believed dead are six firefighters and four emergency medical technicians. Continue reading
A fire and chemical explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant in a small town north of Waco, Texas, killed an estimated five to 15 people, sent at least 180 to hospitals, flattened buildings and prompted widespread evacuations.