Explosion hits fertilizer plant in Texas

An explosion occurred at a fertilizer plant Wednesday night in the U.S. state of Texas, likely causing heavy casualties, U.S. media reported.

The explosion happened around 7:50 p.m. local time (0050 GMT) at the plant some 28 km north of the Texas city of Waco, according to CNN.

About 10 buildings near the site caught fire after the huge explosion, and residents had been evacuated, U.S. media reports said.

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.

After the blast, Texas Governor Rick Perry issued a statement saying his office had "mobilized state resources to help local authorities" deal with the incident.

The authority sent six medical helicopters for a rescue mission, and the cause of the explosion remains unclear so far.

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