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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 aftermath of the incident. the fire is still burning, we're looking at live pictures right there. we're g...

Still going on. george, thank you for monitoring. we'll come back to you. 170-plus injuries in a town of less than 3,000. it's a devastating chunk of that population. the good news that we heard, though, is that we're not hearing about more exposure to anhydrous ammonia, that deadly chemical down there used for the fertilizer. that's good news to hear. wolf, back to you. >> we're going to get more on that, chris. stand by for a moment. the texas national guard is now monitoring the air in and around that town of west, texas. it's about 20 miles or so outside of waco. it's not clear how many pe...

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. it's different there. >> it is a very different situation, wolf. we're 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 hospital in texas, hillcrest. that is not a level one trauma center. it's a center that practices for m...

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. >> it's a chemical in the fertilizer. it becomes gasoeus after an explosion. you don't breathe in very much, it's 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 or ear, nose, and throat irritation. it sounds from what we've heard that the explosion has been...

Did trigger. it was measured as a 2.5 earthquake on the richter scale. it actually is a minor earthquake. that's what it's 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 city of west, texas. as far as the wind -- incredible it triggered a shake and people could feel ...