China Central Television, the government broadcaster, said the blast affected an area of 17, 000 square meters.
But Mr Trimble, upon hearing about the blast, rushed to Markethill to survey the damage.
The force of the blast shattered some of the embassy's windows, according to Prakash.
The cause of the blast and condition of those injured were not immediately known.
The blast occurred on Monday night at the Hawthorne Army Depot, a Marine Corps official said.
He was unharmed by the blast and later interviewed by CNN about his experience.
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Security Council to condemn the attack, perhaps Thursday, said Mladenov, who traveled to the blast scene.
Three policemen were among over 30 people who were wounded by the blast, Khan said.
The blast came about 20 minutes after a fire was reported at West Fertilizer.
What was once a corn silo appears to have crumpled in the force of the blast.
Fatima was in shock from the blast and struggles to explain the minutes after the blast.
Mary's Church of the Assumption that held a solemn first Mass since the blast.
The blast came almost on the anniversary of another ammonia explosion disaster in Texas.
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He has bought himself time by refusing to speculate publicly on the cause of the blast.
Mr. Wilson added that 133 people were removed from an assisted-living facility near the blast site.
He said there is no indication the blast was anything other than an industrial accident.
The blast took place at the West Fertilizer Plant, about 18 miles north of Waco.
The blast stripped the apartment complex, with 50 units, of its walls and windows.
"Justice" won't undo the fear embedded in the people who were closest to the blast.
Six of the 12 people hurt in the blast suffered serious injuries, they added.
One guy jumps on it and takes the blast and saves his three buddies.
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Jamie Heaton, 2, died in the blast in June and several houses were destroyed.
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After the blast, firefighters faced a massive blaze that appeared to have engulfed an entire block.
The blast-proof bus has armour-plated glass and was thought to offer protection from chemical attack.
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Musharraf, who was inside his office at the time of the blast, was not injured.
The restaurant's owner, James Frantze, was in Oklahoma at the time of the blast.
Indeed, the smell of gas was very strong in the area hours after the blast.
Mayor Sly James was at the scene after the blast, praising the work of first responders.
The chief minister spends the evening at the hospital bringing comfort to victims of the blast.
Another man and a youth were injured in the blast which fatally injured Mr Branagh.
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