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With her house annihilated, Cheryl Marak took cover in her brother's home, about two miles away from town.
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Rep. Bill Flores, whose district represents the town of West, said the courage of Marak in the face of loss isn't uncommon.
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"It demolished both the houses there, mine and my mom's, and it killed my dog, " Marak's wife, Cheryl, told CNN's Piers Morgan.
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Witness Debby Marak told the Associated Press news agency that she had seen smoke coming from the area near the plant and had driven over to see what was happening.
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The explosion devastated Marak's family.
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