A memorial service is scheduled today in West for two brothers killed in the . and were both captains with the West Volunteer Fire Department.
A total of died in the blast. Services for some of the others killed are planned for later this week.
The Texas Workforce Commission is who have been without jobs since the explosion. The commission is helping them apply for unemployment. It’s also in the town today.
The West Independent School District Board is holding a this evening. It comes about a week and a half after an explosion at a fertilizer plant there devastated the town.
Some students have been at a building in a neighboring school district after their school was damaged. There are because of a previously-scheduled holiday.
People on Twitter are using and #riseupwestisd to draw attention to the community's strength and efforts to rebuild.