A massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in the southwestern U.S. state of Texas has killed several people and injured more than 100 others.
Explosion Destroys Texas Fertilizer Plant
![The remains of a fertilizer plant burn after an explosion at the plant in the town of West, near Waco, Texas early April 18, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0215BF28-0B3E-47C2-8D07-A973D1118659_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The remains of a fertilizer plant burn after an explosion at the plant in the town of West, near Waco, Texas early April 18, 2013.
![Waco Police spokesperson William Swanton speaks at a media conference regarding an explosion at a fertilizer plant in the town of West, near Waco, Texas early April 18, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/99081E56-554E-4601-B222-1E0A51321247_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Waco Police spokesperson William Swanton speaks at a media conference regarding an explosion at a fertilizer plant in the town of West, near Waco, Texas early April 18, 2013.
![This video image shows injured people being treated on the flood-lit high school football field turned into a staging area after the blast in West Texas early April 18, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/99FA8A4A-547F-499F-B989-E5D228B66959_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This video image shows injured people being treated on the flood-lit high school football field turned into a staging area after the blast in West Texas early April 18, 2013.
![Firefighters walk next to a destroyed apartment complex near a fertilizer plant that exploded earlier in West, Texas, in this photo taken early morning April 18, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/41E24269-84F4-4907-943B-E8C1430C5520_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Firefighters walk next to a destroyed apartment complex near a fertilizer plant that exploded earlier in West, Texas, in this photo taken early morning April 18, 2013.