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Blast in US fertilizer plant

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IANS Houston

Houston, April 18 (IANS) An explosion occurred at a fertilizer plant Wednesday night in the US state of Texas and may have caused dozens of injuries, reported Xinhua citing a US media report.

The explosion happened around 7.50 p.m. at the plant some 28 km north of the Texas city of Waco, according to CNN.

A hospital in Waco has been told to anticipate 100 injured people coming from the fertilizer plant area, a hospital official was quoted as saying.

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First Published: Apr 18 2013 | 9:47 AM IST

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