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High alert following the events of boston this week. it is important to point out the mayor of this community believes this was nothing more than an accident. this was not intentional. obviously a lot of people jump to conclusion and your mientd races about what we have been dealing with in the wake of the boston marathon attack. the mayor saying this was strictly an accident because there was a fire burning at the fertilizer plant near some anhydrous ammonia tanks. and then right there on the f...

Anhydrous ammonia. it is a very volatile chemical. the press briefing we had a short time ago they were saying that before the explosion there was already a fire burning at this plant. the firefighters and even the local ems and police were on the scene trying to get the fire under control. a fire that may have been burning either under or in the vicinity of the anhydrous ammonium tanks and the folks on the ground expressed interest that there was a potential danger associated with that. and the...

Incident earlier today. perhaps a grim for shot a weeping, he said, quote, people may not be here tomorrow. rescuers continued to go door-to-door to locate people and make sure they are able to treat anyone who may have been affected by this explosion. that plant is reportedly still on fire at this time. we are getting ready to go to a break, but you did mention you could see a glow in the distance. is there still a fire burning? >> there are still fires burning. i was in cosman county covering ...

>> thats what the state trooper was saying. >> if youre just joining us, you can see the first response there and that fire that resulted from this massive explosion that took place at a fertilizing plant earlier this evening. that blast happened just before 8:00 p.m. local time. there was already a fire burning. we do not know the cause of that initial fire, but we do know that there was already a fire burning at that plant when that explosion took place. that happens to be why weve seen video ...

>> i know that there was a small contingent of firefighters that went back into the plant based on there being a fire burning under several tanks they were very concerned about. if those catch or get to a flash point those would go and we would have second or third explosions. they have fire under control and i dont think that is any longer a threat. >> [inaudible] >> i cannot verify that. i know the mayor is here. he didnt say anything about that, but i cannot verify that. >> [inaudible]. >> i ...

About 150 people injured by our count. and fatalities, were just not certain. the authorities say they are fatalities. theyre not certain of the number. were expecting a briefing at the top of the hour. perhaps well have more numbers at that point. this is a small farming community. the fertilizer plant was a major employer here in town. the fire broke out about 6:30 local time. and by 7:45, it was burning out of control. and at 7:50, it exploded. an explosion that was felt at least 60 miles awa...

About this community? you said youve grown up there. would you describe it as a tight-knit community? we know its relatively small, about 2,600 people. what can you tell us about your hometown? >> its your all-american small town. everybody knows everybody. its super, super close. lots of families here. if you grow up here, you try to raise your kids here. and its just -- its the town that, you know, that small town feel. this is going to rock us pretty hard, the people that are either injured o...

Asked me, my parents are home. i told them no. she said, well a guy just kidnapped me, was going to try to kill me. jon: even though they were putting their lives at risk, they let in the 22-year-old college student. she told them she got away from her kidnapper by jumping out of a moving car. the kids locked the door and all hid in the bathroom. police say the guy she was apparently running from showed up at the house and set it on fire. the kids called their dad from the bathroom. he raced hom...

Tests like these prove the flasks could survive a 100-mile-an-hour train collision. they are designed to withstand a fire burning at 1,400 degrees fahrenheit for 30 minutes with water in the compartments. be b but according to john large, that could be their fatal flaw. >> i was concerned about the thermodynamic performance. its in a fire, theres no way of planning for the damage that could occur. this flask is full of water, so it turns into a pressure cooker. >> such conditions could occur in ...

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