Texas explosion site "totally devastated"
- 11 years ago
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Witnesses in Texas capture the moment a fire at a fertilizer plant turns into a devastating chemical blast.
At least 14 people died and 160 were injured in the explosion which ripped nearby houses apart.
Among the dead are a number of emergency responders who were at the scene as the fire erupted.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott says the area is totally destroyed.
SOUNDBITE: (English) TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL GREG ABBOTT, SAYING:
"From the heart of where the explosion took place, to one side is a big field, and as a result on the big field side there is no damage. (OVERLAID WITH PICTURES FROM SCENE) On the other side of where the explosion occurred... is a playground area. I have no idea if there was anyone who was playing at that playground at the time the explosion took place. What I can tell you is that on that playground it was just utter devastation. Beyond the playground is that apartment compl
Witnesses in Texas capture the moment a fire at a fertilizer plant turns into a devastating chemical blast.
At least 14 people died and 160 were injured in the explosion which ripped nearby houses apart.
Among the dead are a number of emergency responders who were at the scene as the fire erupted.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott says the area is totally destroyed.
SOUNDBITE: (English) TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL GREG ABBOTT, SAYING:
"From the heart of where the explosion took place, to one side is a big field, and as a result on the big field side there is no damage. (OVERLAID WITH PICTURES FROM SCENE) On the other side of where the explosion occurred... is a playground area. I have no idea if there was anyone who was playing at that playground at the time the explosion took place. What I can tell you is that on that playground it was just utter devastation. Beyond the playground is that apartment compl