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Old 04-17-2013 | 10:06 PM
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Got a call today. The paper mill here by my house is wanting to hire me on. I told them that I want to finish my schooling in Canada first. They going to start me out at $4 more than what I make now then after my probation, I'll get $3 more then I can top out at $10 more than I make now. I see a new job in the future and a new bass bout coming soon!!!!
 
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Old 04-17-2013 | 10:12 PM
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Old 04-17-2013 | 10:14 PM
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Felt a big boom and house shake about an hour ago. Just found out it was a fertilizer plant over 50 miles away. Small town of West. You Texas boys know it. It's apparently pretty bad. Over ten buildings on fire with people trapped. Just absolutely horrible. Sure hope everyone comes through ok.
 
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Old 04-17-2013 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Micheal
Felt a big boom and house shake about an hour ago. Just found out it was a fertilizer plant over 50 miles away. Small town of West. You Texas boys know it. It's apparently pretty bad. Over ten buildings on fire with people trapped. Just absolutely horrible. Sure hope everyone comes through ok.
Saw it on the TV news. Pretty serious.
 
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Old 04-17-2013 | 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Micheal
Felt a big boom and house shake about an hour ago. Just found out it was a fertilizer plant over 50 miles away. Small town of West. You Texas boys know it. It's apparently pretty bad. Over ten buildings on fire with people trapped. Just absolutely horrible. Sure hope everyone comes through ok.
pretty crazy pictures. Apparently it started with a small fire in the plant


 
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Old 04-18-2013 | 12:29 AM
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Video from the explosion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=ROrpKx3aIjA

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Old 04-18-2013 | 01:17 PM
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WOW

I'd have to change my shorts after that one...

I imagine there were people hurt/killed with an explosion like that. I hope all had the time to evacuate before the large explosion. I'm not sure.
 
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Old 04-18-2013 | 01:52 PM
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The guy and his daughter (I think) that were shooting the vid looked to be about 1/2 mile away at first. When it exploded, they looked to be only a 1/4 mile away.

Sounds like they both suffered shell shock afterward at that distance.

Mannn, this could be bad, -just read that people were trapped. I hope there weren't fire fighters on the seen and that they were made aware of the explosive potential beforehand. W/people trapped, I know I would have tried to help regardless of what may occur. It's an instinct I think most have, -you have to try.

All you can do is pray for now.
 
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Old 04-18-2013 | 01:56 PM
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Old 04-18-2013 | 01:57 PM
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finally the forum gets fixed....
 
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Old 04-18-2013 | 02:35 PM
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I was starting to twitch from not getting my forum fix this morning. That fertilizer plant explosion was pretty ferocious.
 
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Old 04-18-2013 | 03:00 PM
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Several volunteer firemen and paramedics are missing. They were evacuating people just before the explosion.
 
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Old 04-18-2013 | 03:58 PM
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Several volunteer firemen and paramedics are missing. They were evacuating people just before the explosion.
Oh no. That's terrible.
 
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Old 04-18-2013 | 06:04 PM
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Jim's right. they are all volunteers. Its a town of about 2800 people everyone knows everyone. So many companies and businesses coming together and providing tarps, plywood, food, water, etc... at no charge to anyone living there and no charge to all volunteers. I know some have been reported as passed though. There mayor was on his way there, he's a voluteer fire fighter, he was two blocks away when it blew. He survived.
 
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Old 04-18-2013 | 07:28 PM
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