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Those requests. >> congress, do we know the circumstances in which the original fire start snd was it an accident? could it have been sabotage? or something more sin instruct her? >> i would not expect sabotage by any stretch of the imagination. that said, i think its too early to know. theres been a lot of speculation with respect to casualties and cause. i dont want to add any fuel to the fire at this point. i think we need to wait and seep what the facts on the ground show after we have a cha...

But when you mix them with fuel, in this case a fire, they can become quite explosive. bud, also, piers, you know, these first responders that youve been talking to, the womans husband that youve been talking to, theyre at increased risk, as well. my guess is wearing respirators and some sort of protection because of the various chemicals including something known as an hydrous ammonia. you should know that this can create a fog-like atmosphere in that area. it can be quite pungent ander tating ...

>> i eenl rigm right now at th center outside of west. i was about two blocks away responding to the fire when it exploded. >> were getting conflicted reports, but it would seem a very large number of peoples properties and homes have been -- >> its about a five-block radius of the fertilizer plant. >> so how many homes do you think have been flattened in this? >> oh, 60, maybe 80. one school, one nursing home, one apartment. >> and do you expect there have been many people that have died in the...

About 20, 25 on the way to us right now. >> the death toll at the moment is three people. but were being told that there are scores of firefighters who >> the information is that there originally are fighting if tire was a fire at this fertilizer who remainin unaccounted for afr plant and fire officers were attending to the fire when exploezed. the explosion. clearly, there are a large number of properties. weve heard 10, 15, to as many as 60 or more that have been completely flattened by the ex...

Surrounding agencies. the whole area is evacuated. if you are somebody who was to live in that area, you would not be allowed in there at all. the only people allowed in here are emergency personnel. you can see some of the fire equipment on the sidewalk, some of the breathing apparatuses used by firefighters. they have preparation for that. if everything goes as planned, but they are not really sure of the plan at this point, but if it goes perfectly firefighters are ready to go in case a fire ...