a chemical fire turns day into night. and sends a community searching for cover. quite frankly, it looked like we had hell on earth down there. october 4th, 2011. a fire breaks out 30 miles south of dallas at the magnablend chemical plant in waxahachie, texas. the blaze ignites thousands of gallons of liquid chemicals and within minutes transforms acres of buildings into a sea of flames. once it got to the products, typically the mineral oil and the hydrocarbon based products petroleum products, that s going to light off and continue until there s no more fire load. fireballs explode while a thick black blanket of smoke spews hundreds of feet in the air. the morning sky grow so dark local resident chris dillinger believes a storm is brewing on the horizon.
a chemical fire turns day into night and sends a community searching for cover. quite frankly, it looked like we had hell on earth down there. october 4th, 2011. a fire breaks out 30 miles south of dallas at the magnablend chemical plant in waxahachie, texas. the blaze ignites thousands of gallons of liquid chemicals and within minutes transforms acres of buildings into a sea of flames. once it got to the products, typically the mineral oil and the hydrocarbon based products petroleum based products, that s going to light off and continue until there s no more fire load. fireballs explode while a thick black blanket of smoke spews hundreds of feet in the air. the morning sky grows so dark, local resident chris dillinger believes a storm is brewing on the horizon. at first i thought, man, is that a rain cloud? i thought the skies were clear. i take a second look.
in 2013. a minneapolis community searching for a missing college student at this hour. police say 22-year-old jennifer hooly hooley was last seen at a bar between 1:00 and 2:00 yesterday. she was wearing a green blouse, black leggings and dark high heel shoes. her purse was found several blocks away. the university of minnesota senior described at 5 5 140 pounds with long blond hair. anyone with information about her whereabouts is urged to call 911. drastically different temperatures, to say the least, recorded across the country today. the east coast, 10 to 25 degrees below average for this time of year with a mix of rain even snow, yes. then on the west coast in the plains temperatures were 10 to 25 degrees above. senior meteorologist janice dean is joining us now from the fox weathercenter. janice, you tried to dodge me earlier but you re going to have
it s okay. you re talking to an old soldier, too, you know. you know, the spirit and the bravery of those kids, you just can t imagine. and good morning to you. i m richard lui. we start today with the victims of the deadly rampage friday night near the campus of uc santa barbara. members of the community searching for answers this morning. elliot rodger killing six people and wounding 13 others before taking his own life. the chancellor at ucsb has declared tuesday a day of mourning. we re joined live from isla vista, california. we now know the names of all the victims. what s the latest on who they are and of course the important condition of those that are still in the hospital? reporter: yeah.
and sends a community searching for cover. quite frankly, it looked like we had hell on earth down there. october 4th, 2011. a fire breaks out 30 miles south of dallas at the magnablend chemical plant in waxahachie, texas. the blaze ignites thousands of gallons of liquid chemicals and within minutes transforms acres of buildings into a sea of flames. once it got to the products, typically the mineral oil and the hydrocarbon based products petroleum products, that s going to light off and continue until there s no more fire load. fireballs explode while a thick black blanket of smoke spews hundreds of feet in the air. the morning sky grows so dark, local resident chris dillinger believes a storm is brewing on the horizon. at first i thought, man, is that a rain cloud? i thought the skies were clear. and i take a second look, and i