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<blockquote data-quote="Texas PaPaw" data-source="post: 1010853" data-attributes="member: 2905"><p>Many thanks to all for the kind words and prayers. Please keep the prayers coming for this community as it will be hurting for some time. They're now saying 30-40 people are unaccounted for. Hopefully they have gotten out safely, just not accounted for. Lots of places have opened their doors to those who need a place to stay as at least 1/3 to 1/2 of the town is cordoned of to anyone except emergency personnel due to possibility of gas leaks and unstable buildings. About 1/2 of town has no water or gas. Also they are still searching the rubble of the collapsed homes and apartments.</p><p></p><p>Our church is about a 1/2 mile from the explosion. Had a structural engineer inspect and he said the building is structurally sound but has quite a bit of damage to the suspended ceilings and lights. Not sure when the closed areas will be reopened. Lots of folks would really like to check out their homes and get started on repairs/rebuilds.</p><p></p><p>3 of the 4 schools are unusable. 1 has a lot of fire damage and 2 more have significant structural damage as they were less than 1/4 mile from the explosion. Thank goodness this happened after school was over for the day.</p><p></p><p>Have been told the names of 6 first responders who died in the blast and 3 others who were hospitalized. Only 1 of the deceased has been confirmed to the media.</p><p></p><p>Once again, many thanks for all you prayers and concerns.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Texas PaPaw, post: 1010853, member: 2905"] Many thanks to all for the kind words and prayers. Please keep the prayers coming for this community as it will be hurting for some time. They're now saying 30-40 people are unaccounted for. Hopefully they have gotten out safely, just not accounted for. Lots of places have opened their doors to those who need a place to stay as at least 1/3 to 1/2 of the town is cordoned of to anyone except emergency personnel due to possibility of gas leaks and unstable buildings. About 1/2 of town has no water or gas. Also they are still searching the rubble of the collapsed homes and apartments. Our church is about a 1/2 mile from the explosion. Had a structural engineer inspect and he said the building is structurally sound but has quite a bit of damage to the suspended ceilings and lights. Not sure when the closed areas will be reopened. Lots of folks would really like to check out their homes and get started on repairs/rebuilds. 3 of the 4 schools are unusable. 1 has a lot of fire damage and 2 more have significant structural damage as they were less than 1/4 mile from the explosion. Thank goodness this happened after school was over for the day. Have been told the names of 6 first responders who died in the blast and 3 others who were hospitalized. Only 1 of the deceased has been confirmed to the media. Once again, many thanks for all you prayers and concerns. [/QUOTE]
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