Police: Expect the number of fatalities in Texas explosion to rise
Police in Waco have said that the number of people killed in an explosion at a fertiliser plant in West in Texas is likely to rise.
In a hastily-convened press conference in a barn just after 2.15am local time (8.15am GMT), Waco PD spokesperson William Swanton said there had been fatalities but said the exact number cannot be confirmed. Swanton said authorities do not want to guess at a figure when victims are still being pulled out of buildings at the scene of the explosion. “There have been fatalities… I think we will see those fatalities increase over the morning,” he said. He confirmed that a number of firefighters who responded to the initial fire are unaccounted for and said that a police officer may also be missing.
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