Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:05:23 +0200Many dead as fertiliser explosion devastates ‘Czech’ farming town in Texashttps://english.radio.cz/many-dead-fertiliser-explosion-devastates-czech-farming-town-texas-8546126© 2026 Radio Prague International The fire and massive explosion at a fertiliser plant in the small Texas town of West has flattened dozens of homes and left untold numbers of people dead – casualty figures haven’t been released as many are still trapped in the wreckage of their homes. The disaster is being followed closely here in the Czech Republic – the town was settled by Czech immigrants in the 19th century, and some three quarters of the population are of Czech origin. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/texas_exploze1.jpg?timestamp=1591166911 Many dead as fertiliser explosion devastates ‘Czech’ farming town in Texas https://english.radio.cz/many-dead-fertiliser-explosion-devastates-czech-farming-town-texas-8546126 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9