First the deadly bombing after the BAA Marathon on Monday, and earlier this morning, another explosion, but this time it cost a lot more lives.
About 40 are presumed dead in a fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, which is south of Waco. As you see in the image above, the plant explosion is about a mile away from where this picture was taken, outside of the Czech Stop, a big tourist stop in West.
Before you picture this and say that the Sonic next door had anything to do with the explosion, think again. Remember, it is the fertilizer plant that is exploded, not the Sonic, so it doesn't have anything to do with their new line of fruity iced teas, nor their popcorn chicken or other bite sized snacks they have.
What came out of this, was the adjacent rail line next to the plant. The rail line-owned by BNSF (I think)-is halting traffic through the area until it is cleaned up. There is a railroad access to the plant, which could fuel a suspicion that a railcar could ignite the blast, or someone tampering with a railcar by placing a bomb or throwing something explosive, such as firecrackers or fireworks. Any possibility is endless.
Still, I wasn't unaware of this until early this morning when I woke up and turned on Fox News to watch reports about this. Who knows what could cause such an explosion.
The investigation is now. Prayers go out to the victims and their families.
