Dozens of people were injured and numerous buildings were damaged in a large explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas, according to local authorities and media reports.

About 60 people were being treated at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco, KWTX-TV of Waco reported. Others were being treated at a local community center.

The Waco Department of Public Safety told NBC 5 of Dallas that many of the injuries were severe in the blast, which occurred about 7:50 p.m. (8:50 p.m. ET) at the West Fertilizer plant in the small town of West, about 20 miles north of Waco. The station said the explosion occurred while firefighters were at the plant on an earlier fire call.

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