Texas Explosion Death Toll Rises to 35

Officials in Texas are now saying thirty-five people died from the fertilizer plant explosion, in West.

Ten of the dead were first responders, two more are still missing, and presumed dead.

At least one hundred and sixty people were injured when the blast occurred.

Seventy-five buildings, including homes, businesses, a nursing home, and schools were destroyed by the force of the explosion.

The cause of the fire and explosion are under investigation. At this point it is being treated as a crime scene, as is standard protocol when there is any doubt.

Seismographs registered the explosion as a 2.1 earthquake, residents in Dallas, eighty miles away, felt the shaking.