An explosion occurred at a fertilizer plant Wednesday night in the U.S. state of Texas and may have caused dozens of injuries, U.S. media reported.

The explosion happened around 7:50 p.m. local time (0050 GMT Thursday) at the plant some 28 kilometers north of the Texas city of Waco, according to CNN.

A hospital in Waco has been told to anticipate 100 injured people coming from the fertilizer plant area, a hospital official was quoted as saying.

A column of smoke rises after an explosion at a fertilizer plant north of Waco, Texas April 17, 2013.

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