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Community that has really been rocked by this. rocked by the explosion and then rocked by the aftermath because it's small, you know. they know each other and the sad and grim reality is that people did not make it out of this alive. and there are going to be a lot of broken hearts here, no doubt about it. >> steve: let us ask you about this: we know that in anticipation there could be a big explosion because there was a fire at this plant and we just played the youtube video right there that they evacuated as many people as they could and then there was the explosion. then they within door to...

Out what daylight may bring for us. >>brian: i understand you do not put out a chemical fire with water. i don't know how they are eliminating that fire and corralling those flames when that might not help the situation. and the danger that these men and women went to when they knew there was a fire at a fertilizer chemical plant. the tanks being there and i imagine in a town this small. you know what every business does and who works there. >>steve: that's a good point. anhydrous ammonia -- growing up on a farm -- anhydrous ammonia is used routinely to spray the crops and the fields and stuff...

Wondering whether or not that volunteer fire department might have actually made it worse because they put water on a chemical fire. what do you think about that? >> the bottom line is, the firefighters are always more advanced in terms of their training. i don't think that you can actually place blame, but sometimes what they expect and what they get is not, and the first responders rescue actions are well intended and in hindsight, everybody can come back with wait a minute, maybe we could have done this differently. they're going to do the best they can and not purposely try to make it wors...

Than 160 others hurt, some being treated in a triage center in a football field a short while away. >>steve: the dallas morning news at this point is kweurpblg that at least two -- is confirming at least two emergency personnel were killed in west, texas. the fire department there is all volunteer. when the word came out last night there is a fire at the fertilizer plant, a bunch of volunteers drove over. they realized this is bigger than we thought. this could be perilous. the first thing they did was in addition to trying to put out the fire which was growing, they started to evacuate people...

Dispatch calls moments after the blast. >> we need every ambulance we can get this way. a bomb has went off inside here. it's pretty bad. we've got a lot of firemen down. >> firefighters down. again, there is an explosion, there are firefighters down. >> rest home has been seriously damaged. we have many people down. please respond. >> we're getting you everybody i can. you have deputyies. you have fire and ems. i'm sending everybody i got. >> brian: firefighters that are down, we still are not accounted for. the sun will come up when the fire dissipates, they can get a little closer and find ...