PHOTOS: Texas fertilizer plant explosion

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Sep 2, 2013

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Fire burns following Wednesday’s fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas. AP

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An explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. plant in West, Texas, is pictured in this still image obtained from a April 17, 2013 amateur video. REUTERS

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A person looks on as emergency workers battle a house fire near Wednesday’s fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas. AP

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Prior to the explosion, smoke could be seen rising from the fertilizer plant. AP Photo/Andy Bartee

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The explosion destroyed nearby homes – and killed an unknown number of residents. Here. firefighters sort through the damage. AP

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A nearby nursing home was evacuated – and many of the residents were injured – following Wednesday’s blast. AP

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Rescue workers pass a damaged apartment complex after a Wednesday’s explosion in West, Tx. AP

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The fire continued to burn hours after the explosion. AP

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Blown out plate glass windows lay shattered on the sidewalk and street after the West Fertilizer Company exploded Wednesday in West, Texas. Getty Images

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Shattered galss covers items in the front of a thrift shop after the West Fertilizer Company exploded in West, Texas. Getty Images

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An unknown woman is consoled by a Sheriff’s Deputy at a command post in West, Texas. Bloomberg

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Rescue workers work near a damaged apartment complex. AP

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The remains of a fertilizer plant burn after an explosion in West, Texas. REUTERS

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Firefighter conduct search and rescue of an apartment. AP

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Firefighter conduct a search and rescue operation at a destroyed apartment complex. AP

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The remains of a fertilizer plant smolder after a massive explosion in the town of West, near Waco, Texas. REUTERS

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A blast crater sits in the remains of a fertilizer plant destroyed by an explosion in West, Texas. AP

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Firefighter conduct search and rescue. AP

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A firefighter surveys the blast zone. AP

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A firefighter pauses while surveying the blast zone. AP

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