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Basic fact: Explosion hits fertilizer plant in Texas

(People's Daily Online)

18:42, April 19, 2013

An explosion occurred at a fertilizer plant on the night of April 17 in the U.S. state of Texas. The explosion happened around 7:50 p.m. local time (0050 GMT April 18) at the plant in West, Texas.

West is a city in McLennan County, Texas, U.S. The city has a population of about 2,800. It is 120 miles north of Austin and 75 miles south of Dallas.

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