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Calls Capture Terror of Texas Plant Explosion
April 22, 2013WEST, Texas (AP) — When the first call came in, it was just a fire. Smoke was coming from West Fertilizer Co. and an alarm was sounding, so a woman at a park just across the railroad tracks phoned for help. She was calm and matter of fact. The dispatcher responded in kind: “OK, I’m going to get them to put out the fire.”
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Prayer & Waiting in Texas Town Rocked by Blast
April 22, 2013Professional organizations and family and friends on Sunday identified four of the first responders who died: brothers Doug and Robert Snokhous, who were both firefighters with the West Volunteer Fire Department; Jerry Chapman, a firefighter with the Abbott Volunteer Fire Department; and Kevin Sanders, who worked with West EMS and another area volunteer fire department.
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