>> that was the terrifying scene in west, texas last night after a fertilizer facility exploded.
>> we heard a boom, and then right after the -- right after we heard the boom, the concussion hit. it was enough to take your breath away.
>> the family who shot that video that you just saw at the beginning of this segment was safe after that. at a press conference tonight, officials were cautious to confirm the number of fatalities, because they say they're still in search and rescue mode. but the mayor of west, texas , tommy muska told the " wall street journal " the number of fatalities is around 14. more than 160 people were injured and some 75 homes and a number of other buildings, including two schools and a nursing home are completely devastated.
>> you can imagine, if you would, at the time it that the explosion took place, people sitting in their homes around the dinner table, watching tv , and instantaneously their life is forever altered by an incredible blast that literally blows down the side of their house. these homes that are close to the blast are literally blown apart, and blown open. and so the devastation is immense. but i've got to tell you, the other thing that we clearly saw in tooling around west is the clear sign of hope.
>> both local and federal investigators are looking into what caused the fire that ignited last night's explosion. the last time the federal occupational safety and health administration inspected that fertilizer facility was 28 years ago. think progress reports, osha is chronically understaffed, which means that a given plant like west fertilizer can only expect to get a state inspection once every 67 years, on average. the "dallas morning news" reports that in 2011 , the fertilizer facility told the environmental protection agency and local officials that it presented no risk of fire or explosion, the worst possible scenario, the report said, would be a ten-minute release of ammonia gas that would kill or injure no one. president obama called texas governor rick peri from air force one on his way to boston this morning and released this statement. today our prayers go out to the people of west, texas in the aftermath of last night's deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant, a tight knit community has been shaken, and good, hard- working people have lost their lives. governor perry has declared the area a disaster zone.
>> west is a -- is a really small community. and just a few thousand people. anyone who grew up like your dad did, doc, and a small town like west, they know that this tragedy has most likely hit every family. it's touched practically everyone in that town.
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