WEST, Texas (Reuters) - Rescue crews searched the wreckage of a fertilizer plant and dozens of demolished homes for bodies on Thursday after a fiery explosion injured more than 160 people and prompted the evacuation of half a small Texas town.
Police initially estimated that five to 15 people had died in Wednesday night blast, but officials said the death toll could climb as the search continued. They were treating the blast site as a possible crime scene.
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