Enormous Explosion at Fertilizer Plant in West, Texas, Kills Scores, Town Leveled

Texas Plant Explosion Injures 200, Levels Homes, Businesses (ABC News)

A fiery explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant in a small town 19 miles north of Waco has injured 200 people and destroyed dozens of homes and businesses, an emergency official said.

Of the 200 people injured near the West, Texas, plant, 40 were injured critically, Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Gail Scarborough said.

It was unclear whether or not there were deaths.

Besides the injuries, 75 to 100 houses and business were completely destroyed in and around the plant, Scarborough said.

"It's total chaos," West City Councilwoman Cheryl Marak said, according to ABC News Radio. "There's ambulances and fire trucks and police cars from everywhere."

Marak told ABC News affiliate WFAA that the blast killed her pets and heavily damaged the local middle school.