Photos: Texas fertilizer explosion
A massive explosion at the fertilizer plant near Waco on Wednesday night injured dozens of people and killed possibly up to 15 people, according to police, and sent flames shooting into the night sky, leaving the factory a smoldering ruin following a blast that damaged buildings for blocks in every direction.
Texas fertilizer plant explosion and recovery
DPS Sgt. Jason Reyes walks past an apartment complex, pictured on April 21, 2013, near the West Fertilizer plant explosion was destroyed from the blast in West, Texas. (Pool photo by Michael Ainsworth/Dallas Morning News/MCT)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion and recovery
Wheelchairs are seen outside a damaged apartment complex Sunday, April 21, 2013, four days after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed 14 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Dallas Morning News, Michael Ainsworth, pool)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion and recovery
A sign is seen on a pickup window as it passes near the ruins of the West Fertilizer Co. Sunday, April 21, 2013, four days after an explosion at the plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion Wednesday night killed 14 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion and recovery
Volunteers Dub Harris, with saw, and Virgil Thompson, right, both from Temple, Texas, cut lumber to build a ramp for a temporary classroom Sunday, April 21, 2013, four days after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. School will resume in for West students Monday in temporary facilities after Wednesday's explosion damaged three of the district's schools. The blast killed 14 people and injured more than 160 others. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion and recovery
Churchgoers sing during a service for the First Baptist Church held in a field Sunday, April 21, 2013, four days after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The church could not meet in their building because it was in a damage zone after a massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night that killed 14 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion and recovery
Patrick Weaver hugs a friend after an outdoor service for the First Baptist Church in a field Sunday, April 21, 2013, four days after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. Weaver's home was destroyed after a massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night that killed 14 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion and recovery
Clean up work continues four days after an explosion at a fertilizer plant Sunday, April 21, 2013, in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed 14 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
West resident Jeanette Sulak embraces West Police Chief James Lawhorn at West Drug, the downtown drug store owned by her and her husband Mike, Friday, April 19, 2013 in West, Texas. (AP Photo/The Brownsville Herald, Stuart Villanueva)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
Pallets of bottled water are continually unloaded at the WestFest grounds in West, Texas, Friday, April 19, 2013. Goods were made available to residents who are in need after a fertilizer plant explosion earlier this week. (Ron T. Ennis/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
Displaced resident Jeanette Sulak and her daughter Jill Sulak-Vrla listen during a town hall meeting Saturday, April 20, 2013, three days after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed 14 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara about the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion at a news conference on Friday April 19, 2013. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160. The bodies of 12 people have been recovered, authorities said Friday. (AP Photo/Star-Telegram, Ron T. Ennis)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
Mandy Jares and her son Zander, age, 10, look through donated clothing Friday, April 19, 2013, as they replace belongings lost when their home was destroyed in an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. Jares lives across a vacant lot from the West Fertilizer plant plant and was outside watching the fire when it exploded Wednesday night killed as many as 15 people and injuring more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
An unidentified woman weeps after emerging from the West Community Center where an update meeting for evacuees was held Friday, April 19, 2013 in West, Texas. (AP Photo/The El Paso Times, Rudy Gutierrez)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
Student members of the Catholic Campus Ministry listen to a prayer during a Candle Light Vigil in honor of the Boston and West, Texas victims at the Student Union in The University of Texas at Brownsville on Thursday, April 18, 2013 in Brownsville, Texas. (AP Photo/The Brownsville Herald, Martha Hernandez)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
In this photo made with a fisheye lens, Texas Gov. Rick Perry talks to the media Friday, April 19, 2013, two days after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, left, speaks at a press conference with West, Texas Mayor Tommy Mouska, right, in West, Texas, Friday April 19, 2013. An explosion Wednesday night at a fertilizer plant near Waco sent flames shooting high into the night sky, leaving the factory a smoldering ruin, causing major damage at nearby buildings and injuring numerous people. (AP Photo/Mike Fuentes)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
People attend a service at St. Mary's Church of the Assumption, Friday, April 19, 2013, two days after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed 14 people including numerous members of the West Volunteer Fire Department and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
Members of the West Volunteer Fire Department leave the church after attending a service at St. Mary's Church of the Assumption, Friday, April 19, 2013, two days after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed 14 people including numerous members of the West Volunteer Fire Department and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
A state trooper mans a roadblock Saturday, April 20, 2013, three days after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed at least 14 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
Emergency workers patrol the scene Saturday, April 20, 2013, three days after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed at least 14 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
Displaced residents wait at a checkpoint for permission go back to their homes Saturday, April 20, 2013, three days after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed 14 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
Displaced residents wait at a checkpoint for permission go back to their homes Saturday, April 20, 2013, three days after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed 14 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
First responders stand on an Interstate 35 overpass to honor two firefighters being transferred from a hospital in Waco, Texas to Hillsboro, Texas Saturday, April 20, 2013, three days after they were injured in an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed 14 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
Displaced resident Debby Keel holds her granddaughter Kennedy Keel as she waits by a checkpoint for residents waiting to go back to their homes Saturday, April 20, 2013, three days after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed 14 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
A sign is seen on a car window as residents wait to enter a damaged neighborhood Saturday, April 20, 2013, three days after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed 14 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
West mayor pro tem Steve Vanek talks to the media in front of city hall Saturday, April 20, 2013, three days after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed 14 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
An unidentified resident asks a question during a town hall meeting Saturday, April 20, 2013, three days after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed 14 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas fertilizer plant explosion recovery
This Thursday, April 18, 2013 aerial photo shows the remains of a nursing home, left, apartment complex, center, and fertilizer plant, right, destroyed by an explosion in West, Texas. There were no sprinklers. No firewalls. No water deluge systems. Safety inspections were rare at the fertilizer company in West, Texas, that exploded and killed at least 14 people this week. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, file)