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The Texas Explosion Left A Big Mushroom Cloud [VIDEO]

Geoffrey IngersollApr 19, 2013, 00:45 IST

Last night a fertilizer plant blew up in West Texas, killing approximately 15 people and injuring more than 100 others.

"It was like a nuclear bomb went off," said West Mayor Tommy Muska to CNN.

An apt description: the explosion actually left a mushroom cloud.

One bystander caught the whole thing on tape.