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Investigators stand amid the aftermath of a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in the town of West, Texas. Rescuers worked in cold rain on Thursday to find survivors amid the rubble of houses destroyed in the fiery explosion at the plant filled with hazardous chemical tanks. The death toll in West, Texas could range from 12 to 15 people and was likely to change as rescuers went from house to house along the burned-out streets after the West Fertilizer Co. blew up on Wednesday night, said Sgt. William Patrick Swanton. — Adrees Latif, Reuters, April 18, 2013