Texas explosion devastates tight-knit town: 'It was like the whole earth shook'

Guardian UK - Rescue workers were on Thursday night picking through the devastation caused by an explosion at a Texas fertiliser plant that destroyed scores of homes and killed 14 people.

The blast devastated a large section of West, a small town around 20 miles north of Waco, leveling buildings and leaving more that 160 people injured. Several firefighters were missing.  Read more.