West, Texas "Leveled" by Fertilizer Plant Explosion

KWTX in Waco appears to have the latest in coverage from the explosion, so check back there periodically. WFAA in Dallas also has details about the blast and the response in Central Texas. Eddie Middlebrook, someone I follow on twitter that lives in Waco, tweeted that his mother went into West to find his aunt and reported that parts of the town are "leveled." I've since seen that in other places, too.

Friends from West say blocks gone RT @jasonwhitely: BREAKING: Source says large swath of West, Texas "leveled" in fertilizer plant explosion

— Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) April 18, 2013

More coverage of explosion in West at Fertilizer Plant --RT @reidgolson10: @texashsfootball here is a picture of it. twitter.com/ReidGolson10/s…

— David Smoak (@DavidSmoak) April 18, 2013

Necessary Break.

BREAKING: 9 helicopters landing at local high school football field to evacuate most critical patients following west Texas explosion

— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) April 18, 2013

BREAKING: Hospital told to anticipate 100 people W/ injuries after West, TX explosion, hospital CEO tells #CNN - @jakeacarpenter

— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) April 18, 2013

PIC - Another jaw-dropping image from the explosion in West. Multiple people seriously injured. twitter.com/DFWscanner/sta…

— DFW Scanner (@DFWscanner) April 18, 2013

I'm not a journalist by any means-- I'm a sports blogger in my spare time-- but I will try to update this thread as much as possible since this explosion is so close to Waco and Baylor. I'm sure people in Waco felt the concussion; there's almost no way they didn't.

If you see/hear something, please post it in the comments.

UPDATE: McLennan County police/fire scanner live feed.