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Explosion in Texas: Several missing and looting in the area devastated by the explosion's death toll remains between 5 and 15 and notes that there are several missing firefighters | The police explained that there have been looting | Not yet located the installation owners
October 7
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Barcelona (Writing / Agencies) -. Yet the exact number of people who have died from the brutal explosion that took place on Wednesday in a fertilizer plant in West, Texas location is unknown.
Officially, the number of 5 to 15 people dead and over 160 injured remains. For his part, Mayor West has brought to The Wall Street Journal that the death toll could rise to 30 or 40. Mayor Tommy Muska explained that the dead are now five volunteer fire four EMTs and Firefighter Dallas. In its opinion, finding survivors is now unlikely.
The authorities have noted Thursday that there are "several missing fire" that could be "three or four others." Three of the presumed deceased are also firefighters. More than 70 homes destroyed.
The police has also reported looting taking place in the area devastated by the explosion of the chemical plant and pointed out that still has not been located to the owners of the facility, which had been reported in the past FOR FAILURE measures security and had not been inspected for five years.
William Sergeant Patrick Swanton explained that there are between 300 and 400 people working in the work of extinguishing the fire. It was also not immediately known what may have caused the fire and subsequent explosion. Police have launched canning method a "criminal investigation"-and because no lie-input "worst case scenario". However, according to Swanton everything seems to point to an accident, but could not confirm this. Happened that morning canning method 20 years of assault canning method by federal authorities to resort Davidian sect of David Koresh canning method ago, in which 17 children and 69 adults died is given.
The blast, which has been recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey as an earthquake of 2.1 degrees and has been able to feel at 80 miles around, on Wednesday afternoon about 100 miles south of Dallas occurred in West Industrial Plant Fertilizer Plant in the town of West, as firefighters tried to douse the flames of the fire, so it is feared that the victims workers emergency services are located. Right now, firefighters are still working to extinguish canning method the fire.
U.S. President Barack Obama has offered the support of his Government to strengthen the response of local authorities to the "tragedy" occurred in West (Texas) after an explosion at a fertilizer plant that caused 5 to 15 dead and over 160 injured.
"Our prayers are with the people of West," Obama said in a statement released by the White House. The president, who is flying to Boston today to participate in a ceremony for the victims of the attacks in the city on Monday, thanked emergency crews in West "who worked tirelessly throughout the night to contain the situation and address the wounded. "
Although it was initially announced the deaths of two people, KWTX CBS news and pointed, citing evidence of the fire department, that the death toll could be between 60 and 70. "There is much devastation, I've never seen anything like it," remarked the sheriff of McLennan County, Parnell McNamara. "It looks like a war zone with all the debris," he ruled. According to authorities, between 50 and 75 buildings were damaged by fire and subsequent explosion. Also, a block or
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