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Explosion Erupts at TX Fertilizer Plant

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Reportedly leveling a large portion of the town.

Emergency workers responded to a report of a major explosion at a burning fertilizer plant in West, Texas Wednesday night, after an earlier fire apparently rekindled. Numerous injuries and property damage have been reported and the Dallas Morning News indicates that a "large swatch" of the town has been leveled. At least 10 structures, including a middle school, reportedly caught fire. The explosion knocked out power to a large portion of the community and residential areas were evacuated.

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