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Apart, and blown open. and so the devastation is immense. but i've got to tell you, the other thing that we clearly saw in tooling around west is the clear sign of hope. >> both local and federal investigators are looking into what caused the fire that ignited last night's explosion. the last time the federal occupational safety and health administration inspected that fertilizer facility was 28 years ago. think progress reports, osha is chronically understaffed, which means that a given plant like west fertilizer can only expect to get a state inspection once every 67 years, on average. the "...

In the united states and around the world. we are continuing to follow the latest on our breaking news. a huge plant blast at a fertilizer facility in west, texas. massive explosion there. a small town, less than 3,000 people, just north of waco. officials don't know about how many are dead but they know somewhere between 5 and 15. developing situation. more than 160 people have been injured, treated at local hospitals. but still ongoing situation, john. >> that's right. a search and rescue operation under way. homes and businesses have simply been leveled. now, while that's going on, new deve...

Worst-case scenario, the worst-case scenario for this chemical facility, for this fertilizer facility, would be a ten-minute release of ammonia gas that wouldn't kill or injure anyone. now, west fertilizer, that's the name of the facility, is owned by adair grain, a private company. why does a grain company own a fertilizer company? this is a prolific component of agriculture used for years and years but is also used as an explosive in the construction and mining industries, used for quarries and instant cold packs, anhydrous ammonia. officials from the chemical safety board are en route, ther...