社會聚焦 美國得克薩斯州化肥廠發生爆炸(雙語)

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　社匯聚焦 美國得克薩斯州化肥廠產生爆炸(雙語)

　　An explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant in a small town near Waco has injured 200 people and destroyed dozens of homes and businesses, an emergency official said. Of the 200 people injured, 40 were injured critically, Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Gail Scarborough said. It was unclear whether or not there were deaths. Besides the injuries, 75 to 100 houses and business were completely destroyed in and around the plant. Firefighters were on scene of a structure fire at the West, Texas, fertilizer plant. "They are still on scene, assessing the scene, treating the injuries, taking injured to the hospitals," Dani Moore, a spokeswoman for State Highway Patrol told ABC News Radio. It was unclear what caused the explosion. At least 10 buildings in the town of West were on fire, including a school located next to the plant, ABC News affiliate WFAA reported. The town of West has a population of about 2,800.

　　據美國媒體報導，本地時光17日19點50分，美國得克薩斯州一化肥廠產生爆炸，據報導大概已造成60至70人滅亡、數百人受傷。

　　報導稱，爆炸產生在一個名叫韋科的小鎮鄰近，爆炸威力之大導致四周修建著火。值得留意的是，在它四周的這些修建中有黌舍和養老院。政府表現尚不清晰是不是有人罹難。

　　今朝受傷者已被擡往病院就診。別的，化肥廠鄰近的一個足球場已建起暫時救濟站，兩家鄰近的病院也在吸收傷者。 一位應急治理機構的官員表現，除救護車外，政府最少已派出6架直升機舉行救濟。

　　此次德州爆炸事宜產生在波士頓馬拉松賽爆炸案後不久，引發美國政府留意。4月15日波士頓馬拉松國際賽時代，賽場盡頭線鄰近產生爆炸，造成3人滅亡，尚有逾180人受傷，個中23情面況危機。