According to official estimates from both state and company officials is amount will not even begin to cover the cost of damages Furthermore, according to The Dallas Morning News, Texas law allows fertilizer storage facilities to operate without any liability insurance at all, even when they store hazardous materials West Mayor Tommy Muska told the Waco Tribune-Heraldthat as of late April 1 six or seven volunteer firefighters from the city were unaccounted for West EMS Dr. Smith, himself injured, stated that he believed at least two emergency responders were killed 128l have confirmed fatalities," Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman D.L. Wilson said at a midnight news conference on April 17 "We have a tremendous amount of injuries over 100 injuries at this Wilson did not confirm or deny an earlier report that the number time." of deaths could be in the range of 60 to 70. Sergeant William Patrick Swanton of the Waco Police Department said the operation has gone into a "search-and-rescue mode", aiming to find survivors and recover those who might be trapped in buildings. He said at least 160 people had been injured, and the firefighters who were combating the initial fire were yet to be accounted for. Swanton quoted local environmental officials and emergency personnel in saying there was no risk to the community from the smoke fumes rising from the facility.Da over 100 people were reported to be injured in the blast and were originally transported to a makeshift triage set up at West High School's football field. It was later moved to a community center due to its proximity to the still-burning facility. Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco received over 40 injured for treatment Patients were also admitted to Waco's Providence Healthcare Network, Fort Worth's John Peter Smith Health Network, Dallas's Parkland Memorial Hospital, and Temple's Scott and White Memorial Hospital It was announced on April 19 that twelve bodies had been recovered sixty people were missing, and there had been at least 200 injured.133) The twelve dead included ten first responders as well as two civilians who had volunteered to fight the fire The final confirmed death toll was fifteen fatalities,w12 while approximately 160 people sustained non-fatal injuries