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The blast, at the West Fertilizer Plant yesterday evening, killed several people and destroyed dozens of homes in the Texas town of West. There has been a partial evacuation, people are still trapped in buildings, and a number of firefighters have been reported missing. Fears remain of further explosions and toxic gas leaks.

BY Addy Dugdale

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My writing career has taken me all round the houses over the past decade and a half--from grumpy teens and hungover rock bands in the U.K., where I was born, via celebrity interviews, health, tech and fashion in Madrid and Paris, before returning to London, where I now live. For the past five years I've been writing about technology and innovation for U.S More


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