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Explosion at a fertilizer plant 18 miles or so outside of waco texas. no clear indication on the number of injuries, but a triage area has been set up at a nearby football field. and we just talked to glenn robinson of hillcrest hospital. they received more than 20 injuries, wounded people by ambulance. dozens more by private vehicle, also choppers in the air and more people coming in as he was speaking. it is obviously a very fluid situation. this is still early on in this incident in the after...

Still going on. george, thank you for monitoring. well come back to you. 170-plus injuries in a town of less than 3,000. its a devastating chunk of that population. the good news that we heard, though, is that were not hearing about more exposure to anhydrous ammonia, that deadly chemical down there used for the fertilizer. thats good news to hear. wolf, back to you. >> were going to get more on that, chris. stand by for a moment. the texas national guard is now monitoring the air in and around ...

West, texas. small town. under 3,000 people. not far from waco where they do have some significant hospitals. here in boston, for example, there are major hospitals within a few miles of the bombing that occurred. bombings that occurred. its different there. >> it is a very different situation, wolf. were standing right where the marathon bombs went off. there are six level one trauma centers within two miles of us. six within two miles. in texas, these people had to travel 23 miles to the hospi...

The hillcrest medical center in waco, the medical centers is any potential exposure to this chemical agent, this fertilizer, anhydrous ammonia, which can be very, very dangerous. cnn medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is here to explain how dangerous it can be. >> its a chemical in the fertilizer. it becomes gasoeus after an explosion. you dont breathe in very much, its not necessarily such a big deal. you can get some fresh air and you will be fine. in the middle you can have lung irritation...

Did trigger. it was measured as a 2.5 earthquake on the richter scale. it actually is a minor earthquake. thats what its classified at. it was detected in amarillo, texas, more than 400 miles away from the city of west in texas. just incredible how far away this traveled. there are reports this earthquake or the shake in the ground was felt as far away as waco, texas, which is about 20 miles away from west. some people, i think i heard even in dallas, texas, which is about 80 miles away from the...

Welcome back to cnns continuing coverage of the investigation into the terrorist attacks here in boston, and, of course, the incident in texas last night with the explosion near waco. i want to give you two looks at the blast that rocked that small town in texas. these go by fairly quickly. heres the first. its slow motion. then the shot well freeze. the second view occurs in realtime. just watch. enormous power behind that blast that set off seismometers. they registered 2.1. joining us now fro...

People are now believed to have died in the massive explosion at that fertilizer plant near waco, town of west, texas. police are also dealing with several firefighters who are missing. people who responded. first responders, about 160 people have been sent to local hospitals, the mayor of west, texas, said it was like a nuclear bomb going off in this town. many people say the blast felt like an earthquake. it actually registered as a 2.1 seismic event. thats an earthquake, up to 60 houses aroun...

Visit celebrex.com and ask your doctor about celebrex. for a body in motion. welcome back. im anderson cooper live in boston. were following a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant outside waco, texas, youre looking at the pictures -- video were showing you on the left-hand side of the screen. on the right-hand side thats a helicopter shot, i cant quite make it out. weve been showing you pictures of a triage site thats been set up on a football field about a mile away from the explosion. tha...

Impact, if thats the correct wording, literally destroyed homes in and around that plant. >> half this town had to be evacuated because of the threat of leaking ammonia. a second fertilizer tank they were worried that might possibly explode. >> its a complicated situation because its not just the massive fire but chemical propelled and these chemicals can be poisonous. used as -- we will teach them about you later on. we will have people come in to tell you what anhydrous ammonia is, how its com...

Okay to this special edition of "starting point" live here in boston. >> we want to welcome our viewers watching us both in the united states and all around the world. >> a big day of news this morning. we begin, of course, with the breaking news from texas this morning. search and rescue teams working through the night in west, texas, which is near waco, following a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant. leveled homes and buildings was felt up to 50 miles away. an explosion so powerful it reg...