News: Rail Traffic Alert -- West, Texas : 4/19/13 Search and rescue efforts are underway after a massive fertilizer plant explosion damaged or destroyed buildings within a half-mile radius of West, Texas and claimed the lives of 35 to 40 people on Wednesday. Rescue workers and investigators are still facing a volatile situation at the site. Traffic near the blast site is reportedly back to normal today though railroad tracks to the west of the plant were mangled in the explosion. Back to News/Events