Mayor: 35 killed in Texas fertilizer blast
Around 35 people, including 10 first responders, were killed in the Texas fertilizer company explosion Wednesday evening, West Mayor Tommy Muska said in an interview with USA TODAY.
Those killed include five members of the West Volunteer Fire Department who were trying to put out the initial blaze, four EMS workers and an off-duty Dallas firefighter who pitched in to help, he said. Not all the bodies have been recovered but all are assumed dead, he said.
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Two volunteers who showed up to help fight the blaze are also missing and presumed dead, he said.
The rest of the fatalities include residents from nearby homes in the devastated four-block area of this north-central Texas town 80 miles south of Dallas, the mayor added.
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/18/waco-texas-plant-explosion/2092769/