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Exactly caused this. its the williams companys olaphins plant. one official on the ground doesnt know how many people were hurt but he does see ambulances taking folks away from the plant. we are trying to work on how many people worked there and what caused the explosion. we talked a lot about weather, jon in the country today. we checked on that, weather is not a factor here but we know there are chemicals being made at this plant. as we get more information w tht of louisiana. jon: i see blue...

Set [ bleep ] fire. [ bleep ] smoke cloud. [ bleep ] is that? oh, my god [ bleep ]. imagine [ bleep ] being burnt like that. i dont know. back up. oh, my god. oh. >> people heard and felt that blast for miles around. remarkably, no one was hurt except the truck driver who hit the train. nor was anyone hurt nearby. the chemicals, though, while dangerous, are not toxic if inhaled. amtrak uses a different line so

Set [ bleep ] fire. [ bleep ] smoke cloud. [ bleep ] is that? oh, my god [ bleep ]. imagine [ bleep ] being burnt like that. i dont know. back up. oh, my god. oh. >> people heard and felt that blast for miles around. remarkably, no one was hurt except the truck driver who hit the train. nor was anyone hurt nearby. the chemicals, though, while dangerous, are not toxic if inhaled. amtrak uses a different line so

You can see what it did to the warehouse nearby. one man, eric beverly, who was driving by, started taking video as he got closer and closer to the scene. as youll see, he almost got too close. >> whatever that is, its torching. [ bleep ] crazy. set [ bleep ] fire. [ bleep ] smoke cloud. [ bleep ] is that? oh, my god [ bleep ]. imagine [ bleep ] being burnt like that. i dont know. back up.

>> it caught an oil well on fire with a horsehead pump that was several feet away from it. thats how intense the heat was. >> fire officials soon learn the train cars are carrying crude oil and ethanol. >> we went ahead and evacuated two miles downwind and a mile each side of it just to make sure that everybody was out of any kind of smoke cloud or anything else. >> huge flames spew from the super-heated inferno and thick dark smoke fills the sky. >> pan back. pan back. pan back. we just had a h...

Explosives. and when they started using explosives, thats when i knew it was something much more significant. and pretty much knew who i was looking at. >> were you worried for your life? >> you know, at that moment, taking pictures, it was more so just a state of shock. i had a lot of adrenaline running through me. a combination of shock and curiosity and, absolutely, i was terrified. but i guess not enough to stop -- or to get away from the windows. after that larger explosion, and there was a...

Immediately what i thought. i was live tweeting the event and using the hash tags m.i.t. shooting. thats what i thought. >> reporter: you thought it was separate? >> i just wasnt thinking marathon. it didnt come into my mind until they started using explosives. then thats when i knew it was something much more significant and pretty much knew who i was looking at. >> reporter: were you worried for your life? >> at that moment taking pictures i was more just in a state of shock with a lot of adre...

Guys? >> thats a great question. tony stewart says were excited about the race, but now a smoke cloud headed into it, thanks, buddy, check with you later. >> alisyn: thanks, rick. and the headlines now, a lot of news to tell you about, another fox news alert. and we have a live report from the vatican, pope benedict is giving hits final sunday blessing and hundreds of thousands in the square, and his last public appearance as pope and final appearance on wednesday and steps down on thursday, the...

>> it caught an oil well on fire with a horsehead pump that was several feet away from it. thats how intense the heat was. >> fire officials soon learn the train cars are carrying crude oil and ethanol. >> we went ahead and evacuated two miles downwind and a mile each side of it just to make sure that everybody was out of any kind of smoke cloud or anything else. >> huge flames spew from the super-heated inferno and thick dark smoke fills the sky. >> pan back. pan back. pan back. we just had a h...

Pump. >> it caught an oil well on fire with a horsehead pump that was several feet away from it. thats how intense the heat was. >> fire officials soon learn the train cars are carrying crude oil and ethanol. >> we went ahead and evacuated two miles downwind and a mile each side of it just to make sure that everybody was out of any kind of smoke cloud or anything else. >> huge flames spew from the super-heated inferno and thick dark smoke fills the sky. >> pan back. pan back. pan back. we just h...