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爆炸，造成数十人受伤，目前死亡人数不详。
当地的消防人员正在这座化肥厂灭火。该厂位于韦科市外的一个韦斯特镇。德克萨斯州公共安全部一名官员说，化肥厂附近的50至75所房屋被毁，很多居民受伤。
一些媒体报道说，爆炸造成三人死亡，但有关当局没有透露死亡人数。韦科市警察局一名官员说，一些消防队员下落不明。
当地很多居民已被疏散，包括住在一家疗养院里的100多人。紧急救援人员还在爆炸附近地区挨家挨户寻找可能被陷困的人。有关当局没有说明化肥厂是如何起火的。
附近一所中学的美式足球场被用做紧急救治受伤者的场所。
德克萨斯州长佩里发表声明说，已经动用本州资源，为当地有关当局提供援助。附近数十个镇县派出紧急救援人员前往韦斯特镇提供协助。
A massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas Wednesday evening has
injured dozens of people and left an unknown number of people dead..
Local firefighters were battling a fire at the plant in the town of West,
located just outside the city of Waco, when the blast occurred. An official with the Texas Department of Public Safety says between 50-75 houses near the plant were destroyed, and that many residents were injured.
Various news outlets have said at three people have been killed, but authorities will not give an exact number. An official with the Waco police department says some firefighters are missing.
Many residents of the community were evacuated, including a nursing home with over 100 residents. Emergency crews are still conducting a house-to-house search within the blast area to find anyone who may still be trapped. Authorities did not say how the initial fire started at the plant.
A nearby high school football field was turned into emergency staging area to treat the victims.
Texas Governor Rick Perry says state resources have been mobilized to provide assistance to local authorities. Emergency crews from dozens of nearby towns and counties traveled to West to assist with the response.
