images of the bush library in a tour with former first lady laura bush. it is thursday, april 25th, in this special edition of starting point beginning right now. i m christine romans in flork. we begin with breaking news. two fuel barges on fire this morning after a mass i ve explosion. it all happened in mobile bay, alabama. the explosion and the fire still burning so intense firefighters have set up a one-mile safety radius. firefighters at this hour unable at this point to get near the flames. the first explosion happening just before 11:00 eastern followed by at least five more and heard up to 20 miles away. the barges are reportedly loaded with gasoline. and that s why it s keeping the fire going at this point. firefighters, the fire so fierce, firefighters can t get in there to fight it.
developing news out of mobile, alabama. christine romans back in new york with that and other top stories. good morning, john. a developing story in alabama. massive flames on two fuel barges dying down. all happening in mobile bay, alabama. the barms said to be loaded with gasoline, blew up last night. and one point, the fire so intense, firefighters set up a one-mile safety radius, unable to get near the flames. three people rushed to the hospital in critical condition, and now investigators have a first look at the damage. in all happening at the same facility where the crippled carnival triumph is docked. some 500 carnival employees evacuated from the triumph. the cruise ship under repair there after an engine fire left it adrift at sea with more than 4,000 people on board. that was back in february. happening now, following extreme weather around the country. cleanup under way in new orleans. a pair of back-to-back