Slide: Up to 15 dead after blast at Texas plant
Updated: 2013-04-18 19:33
(Agencies)
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An explosion tore through a fertilizer plant and leveled dozens of homes in a small Texas town late on Wednesday, killing up to 15 people, injuring more than 160 and spewing toxic fumes that forced the evacuation of half the community.
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