WATCH: Chilling video of the Waco-area fertilizer explosion

A father is recording a raging fire at the West, Texas, fertilizer plant. And then it explodes

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West, Texas, fertilizer explosion
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This video, posted by YouTube user zidyboby, captures the explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, just north of Waco. Hundreds of people are believed to have been injured in the massive blast that happened Wednesday, and authorities are urging about half of the town's residents to leave due to possibly toxic fumes. (via The New York Times' Brian Stelter) Watch live coverage of the blast, from NBC 5, here.

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Peter Weber, The Week US
Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.