Accident in Texas Fertilizer Factory

[Monster]

On April 18, an ammonia tank caught fire then exploded in a fertilizer factory in West, Texas.

ARD article, Google-translated:

Accident in fertilizer factory demanded 14 dead
After the massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in the U.S. state of Texas 14 bodies had been recovered. Around 200 people were injured in the accident, said a spokesman for the Texas Public Security.

BBC article :

Texas fertiliser plant blast: Fourteen bodies found

The number of people killed in an explosion at a US fertiliser plant has risen from 12 to 14, after officials recovered two more bodies.

Another 200 people were reportedly hurt in the blast in the state of Texas.

Texas US Senator John Cornyn said some 60 people were thought to still be missing, but stressed the number was expected to come down as search and rescue efforts continued.

The blast destroyed dozens of buildings in the town of West, near Waco.

CNN article:

14 bodies recovered after Texas blast

(CNN) -- Two days after a massive fertilizer plant fire and explosion leveled parts of their town and killed 14 people -- decimating the volunteer firefighter force -- residents of West, Texas, began moving into recovery mode Friday after investigators announced they had nearly finished search and rescue efforts.
"It's going to be a long recovery for this community," Gov. Rick Perry told reporters Friday.

(image source: ARD)

 

[Brandon]

I saw the video of this, I have a few family members in Texas.
Scary stuff.