Joker Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 http://www.wfaa.com/...-203508001.html Near my hometown and news sounds pretty bad. Hope it's better than I'm hearing. Prayers please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Oh no. That does sound awful. Praying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Oh wow, that's horrible. I really hope it is not as bad as it sounds. I will be praying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Thanks for posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Oh, my! That is awful. Praying for everyone involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koerarmoca Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Yikes, I have friend in/near Waco. Scary stuff! Prayer to all involved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Oh no. Praying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/texas-explosion/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 This one says they are expecting a lot of injured people. FB chatter is that they are asking people to evacuate, but I've also seen that some businesses are opening up to those who have nowhere to go or are looking for people. It sounds pretty bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koerarmoca Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I'm listening to the police scanner right now, things sound a little grim :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koerarmoca Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I'm listening to the police scanner right now, things sound a little grim :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Praying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameena Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Praying. I got the feeling from the video footage shown on our nightly news {large city south of Waco}, that its pretty grim. I didn't see anywhere near the activity outside the triage center that I would have expected given the massive nature of the damage. I fear there may be a lot of deaths, and not many wounded, which would account for the lack of activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Praying for our beloved West. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happymomofboys Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Praying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 My youngest was about 70 miles from the blast, at church. They felt and heard the blast and thought that it was an earthquake. I was driving and therefore missed it. It sounds just awful. You can imagine the damage caused by an explosion that could be heard and felt 70 miles away. He's very sad tonight...a teen feeling overwhlemed by tragedy. In the last two months, there have been two lockdown incidents on the community college campus he attends. The latest was a shooter, and classes were canceled in the afternoon. Ds was at home, heading out for class within the hour, and he received a text saying to turn off phones, lock yourselves in classrooms,and turn off lights, etc. A bit nervewracking to receive that kind of text! I can say "what is the world coming to?" with some perspective, having lived through many episodes of Chicken Little. He's not so fortunate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Last I heard on my local news was an initial estimate of 60-70 that may have perished, with 100s injured. The footage of the triage center being set up in the football field did look deserted, that's because they had to relocate it due to the proximity of dangerous fumes (maybe due to wind direction? not sure...). A large swath of the town is said to be destroyed. Horrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfrumpable. Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 It is horrible. None of the articles say, were people working at the plant at the time of the explosion? I am just wondering if that is where the majority of the deaths and injuries are coming from. :( http://www.wfaa.com/news/texas-news/powerful-exploson-rocks-town-north-of-waco-203508001.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 :( Those poor people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 It is horrible. None of the articles say, were people working at the plant at the time of the explosion? I am just wondering if that is where the majority of the deaths and injuries are coming from. :( The articles are saying a nursing home which was nearby was engulfed and an apartment building has been devastated. http://www.cnn.com/2...sion/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 If you scroll down on this page there's a youtube video of the explosion that is horrible but shows how massive it was. http://blog.chron.co...town-near-waco/ People in the video survived, but it looks like nothing I've seen even on tv. If you scroll down farther, there's a picture that looks like a funnel cloud. I don't think anyone near the site could have survived but there's probably many people injured from the blast in the surrounding area. If it's a rural area, it could take a while to check in on everyone. Many prayers for Texas tonight. I had the youtube link but took it out because I didn't want any unsuspecting kids to see. It's not gory or anything, but just shocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busymama7 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 If you scroll down on this page there's a youtube video of the explosion that is horrible but shows how massive it was. http://blog.chron.co...town-near-waco/ People in the video survived, but it looks like nothing I've seen even on tv. If you scroll down farther, there's a picture that looks like a funnel cloud. I don't think anyone near the site could have survived but there's probably many people injured from the blast in the surrounding area. If it's a rural area, it could take a while to check in on everyone. Many prayers for Texas tonight. I had the youtube link but took it out because I didn't want any unsuspecting kids to see. It's not gory or anything, but just shocking. Oh. my. goodness. Those poor people. So horrific. I had no idea how bad it was from reading. The video gives it a whole new level of horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 This article says the nursing home was evacuated, http://www.khou.com/...-203510281.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freckles Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 My prayers are going up for the people of West. We always stopped at the Kolache Factory in West on our way between Dallas and Austin. My heart is so heavy for our Nation and her people today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I am so sorry to hear of this terrible news. news reports here are saying that over 60 dead, and 70 people were working in the factory ... My thoughts are with all people who live in that town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 It looks like an awful situation. Watching coverage and... wow. It's not shaping up to be a very good week... :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Oh no, how devastating. There are no words. What a heartbreaking week our nation is having :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 :grouphug: Prayers here. What a horrible situation. I really feel for those involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly1730 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Oh, I'm so sorry for the people of West. Praying now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Prayers for all those in and around West. Horton and anyone else on this board, I hope any friends and family you still have in West are ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Prayers are with everyone there and all those affected by this horrible situation. My heart is so heavy this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnIslandGirl Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Thoughts to all affected! My question though is why would anyone OK a fertilizer plant that close to a school and a nursing home? Aren't there zoning regulations that would prohibit this type of accident from impacting so many lives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameena Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Thoughts to all affected! My question though is why would anyone OK a fertilizer plant that close to a school and a nursing home? Aren't there zoning regulations that would prohibit this type of accident from impacting so many lives? In a small country town like this - probably not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Prayers for all of those impacted by this. Horrible. I am terrified of fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Just wanted to add (since I posted the initial comment of the EMS director from the Texas tv station) that this morning the estimated number of deaths has been revised down to between five and ten. I am praying that number holds, or even falls again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfrumpable. Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Just wanted to add (since I posted the initial comment of the EMS director from the Texas tv station) that this morning the estimated number of deaths has been revised down to between five and ten. I am praying that number holds, or even falls again. Yeah, there are too many conflicting reports right now to have a good idea. I've read that they think people may still be buried in the rubble. :( I had hoped to have some clearer reports this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Thoughts to all affected! My question though is why would anyone OK a fertilizer plant that close to a school and a nursing home? Aren't there zoning regulations that would prohibit this type of accident from impacting so many lives? Linking to newspaper article: http://dallasmorning...decisions.html/ We said the same thing last night - who thought it was okay to have such a plant near a school, nursing home and apartment building? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 My best friend's brother and stepmom lived 3 blocks from the plant. The only thing that saved their lives is that they were outside watching the fire when the explosion happened. Their home was flattened. If they had been inside, they would have died. It is absolutely horrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I don't know the history or the area, but it is possible that the plant was there before the other stuff around it was built. Having lived in Hampton Roads we always heard complaints about Jet noise, the thing is, the airstrip was there long before the housing developments were put in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 My youngest was about 70 miles from the blast, at church. They felt and heard the blast and thought that it was an earthquake. I was driving and therefore missed it. It sounds just awful. You can imagine the damage caused by an explosion that could be heard and felt 70 miles away. He's very sad tonight...a teen feeling overwhlemed by tragedy. In the last two months, there have been two lockdown incidents on the community college campus he attends. The latest was a shooter, and classes were canceled in the afternoon. Ds was at home, heading out for class within the hour, and he received a text saying to turn off phones, lock yourselves in classrooms,and turn off lights, etc. A bit nervewracking to receive that kind of text! I can say "what is the world coming to?" with some perspective, having lived through many episodes of Chicken Little. He's not so fortunate. TCC? I have a friend who teaches there and was on lockdown. We are about 50 miles north of West. We didn't feel the blast, but I think we would have if we had been outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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