Rescuers search for survivors after Texas blast
A major rescue effort is ongoing in a Texas town devastated by a fertiliser plant explosion that has been likened to a nuclear bomb blast.
In Pictures: Town decimated by fertiliser plant blast
A huge explosion at a fertiliser plant in the Texan town of West has injured more than 160 people and caused widespread destruction.
Tornadoes cause destruction across Texas
A series of tornadoes that swept through Texas on Tuesday have caused widespread damage.
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Tornado hits Texas causing multiple deaths
A tornado has ripped through a picturesque lakeside Texas town, causing multiple deaths and and destroying or damaging homes.
At least six people were killed and scores injured when tornadoes ripped through a stretch of Texas near the Dallas-Fort Worth area after dark, authorities have said.
Single mum to sue Texas fertiliser plant owner
A single mum and several insurance companies are suing the owner of a fertiliser plant that exploded last week, killing 14 people and destroying dozens of homes and an apartment complex in a small Texas town.
Adair Grain, Inc, the parent company of West Fertiliser Co, has been accused of negligence, in tqwo lawsuits filed in McLennan County district court.
The company "was negligent in the operation of its facility, creating an unreasonably dangerous condition, which led to the fire and explosion," said a lawsuit filed on Friday by insurance companies on behalf of individuals, two churches, and businesses including a Chevrolet car dealer and a bakery.
The cause of the fire on April 17 in West, Texas has not been confirmed.
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Some Texas blast residents to return home
The first group of people who fled their homes when a fertiliser plant exploded in the town of West in Texas are to be allowed to return.
"It is safe, safe and safe," city council member Steve Vanek told a news conference, adding that a curfew had been put in place for residents.
Gas leaks cause small fires to erupt at Texas blast site
Residents displaced by the massive fertiliser plant explosion in Texas have been told by officials that tanks on the site are leaking gas and causing small fires.
The fires are reported to be contained, but they are preventing those who live nearby from returning to their homes in the town of West.
Paramedic Bryce Reed, also a spokesman for West said he leaks were caused by tanks damaged by heat and had triggered small fires. He said no further evacuations were necessary.
Before and after photos show Texas explosion damage
Google has captured before and after photographs that highlight the devastation caused by the explosion of a fertiliser plant in West, Texas.14 people are reported to have died following the blast on Wednesday and approximately 200 people were injured.
Two more bodies recovered after Texas explosion
Two more bodies have been recovered after the fertiliser plant explosion in West, Texas, law enforcement officials told the Associated Press.
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Twelve confirmed dead after Texas fertiliser plant blast
A Texas state official has confirmed that 12 people died as a result of an explosion at a fertiliser plant in the Texan town of West. Approximately 200 people were injured.
Destruction after Texas fertiliser plant explosion
Aerial pictures show the extend of destruction after the massive explosion which destroyed a fertiliser plant in Texas.
Very little remains on the site and investigators picking through the debris appear dwarfed by the amount of debris.
Search and rescue operation continues in Texas
Fourteen people are now confirmed dead and five firefighters are missing following the explosion at the fertiliser factory in the town of West near Waco in Texas.
Rescue teams are still searching for survivors in the dozens of buildings destroyed in the blast, Daybreak's Lucy Watson reports.
Rescuers search for survivors after Texas blast
A major rescue effort is ongoing in a Texas town devastated by a fertiliser plant explosion that has been likened to a nuclear bomb blast.
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