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After the explosion was -- there wasn't a whole lot of that left. they put that out and that should dissipate the fumes come morning. we have a number of crews from all over the state helping us here. we sure appreciate it. so, we're just -- we're putting out the fires and we're searching for survivors as well as deceased. that's what i can report right now. >> mayor, obviously, the entire country has been on edge all week since the bombings in boston. have you been given any sense of what started the initial fire at the fertilizer plant? >> no. west is in the middle of central texas. this is ...

Genesis of this explosion, an high dross aammonia, typically not a problem but when there's a fire, fuel around, it can be quite flammable. this is lighter than air so it should rise up and not be a problem. consider all that, the fire, explosions, people being evacuated, this ammonia fog, people who are first responders. those themselves now at risk as a result of all that. it's of considerable concern. >> and i will add to that that there are also serious windy conditions in the area and the wind are shifting. they evacuated one area and the concern is they have to evacuate another area as w...

Door up and the hood from the other side of the nursing home. >> reporter: prayers with you. >> thank you. >> as you can see one of the witnesses, first responder helping people. he was injured himself. >> you've been listening to live coverage of kcen, our affiliate coverage there. i'm not 100% sure because we went in the middle of the coverage but there are reports that in that area it is a local volunteer fire department that actually shows up. and when they did show up to the scene they realized very quickly that this was a situation that was going to require a lot more personnel to help a...

Were having difficulty breathing. was that just because of the stressful situation or were you having some reaction maybe to the chemicals in the air? >> there was some toxic smoke in the air. >> and how did you end up at the scene? >> medical director for west ems and i'm also medical director for the nursing home. when i saw the fire, i knew there were chemicals there, so i went to the nursing home to try to move people to the side closest to the other side of the nursing home. we called all the personnel from the nursing home. i think we saved some lives getting people to the other side of ...

It is possible but i cannot comment on whether or not we received any firefighters. >> what about any fatalities? >> we have not seen any fatalities. >> we really appreciate your time this morning. we're happy with the things you're telling us and delighted to hear the person in critical condition has been upgraded. appreciate your time and we'll check back in with you and best of luck. >> thank you. bye-bye. >> one witness tells our affiliate kcen-tv what he saw. >> we got a report of a fire at fertilizer plant. we sent the firetrucks and sent emt unit to back up the fire. i went to the medic...