This has certainly been the week for jaw-dropping events that leave a columnist coming up empty for much that's meaningful to say. The West, Texas explosion is many degrees worse than Boston simply in terms of the number of deaths and injuries, which is not to minimize those suffered in Boston in any way.
It's just horrifying to see the video of the explosion (Hot Air's Allahpundit has it posted) and to view wreckage that you realize is actually blocks away from the actual explosion, like this apartment complex:
The current death toll they're giving us, of 60 to 70, seems only a fraction of what we could end up seeing.
This one does not appear to be terrorism, just a horrible accident that started a fire in a facility with far too many combustible items, and that led to the true tragedy that's still unfolding this morning. Especially heartbreaking is the likely loss of life among first responders to the fire. We don't usually think about it, but every time a firefighter approaches a burning building, there is always the danger of something like this.
Pray for everyone involved - the injured, the familes of the victims, and those who still have a lot of work ahead of them to take care of all who have suffered.
