6/13/17 Tyler Welders Supply Fire and Explosion by Sarah A. Miller
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An American Red Cross van is parked outside of Pine Springs Church where a temporary shelter has been set up for people living in the effected area of the Tyler Welders Supply explosion in Tyler Tuesday June 13, 2017. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
East Texas Medical Center EMT John Banuelos gives medical attention to people at Pine Springs Church where the American Red Cross has set up a temporary shelter for people living in the effected area of the Tyler Welders Supply explosion in Tyler Tuesday June 13, 2017. Pictured from left: Jacqueline Ates-Biscoe, Arsheal Ates, 15, Berneice Moore and Kenneth Earl Moore. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
East Texas Medical Center EMT John Banuelos checks Jacqueline Ates-Biscoe's blood pressure at Pine Springs Church where the American Red Cross has set up a temporary shelter for people living in the effected area of the Tyler Welders Supply explosion in Tyler Tuesday June 13, 2017. Ates-Biscoe, her son and a neighboring couple went to the shelter after witnessing the explosion from their nearby homes. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
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Emergency personnel set up next to the Mobile Command Center during the aftermath of an explosion at Tyler Welders Supply in Tyler Tuesday June 13, 2017. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Jacqueline Ates-Biscoe shares her story of witnessing the Tyler Welders Supply explosion in Tyler Tuesday June 13, 2017. Ates-Biscoe, her son Arsheal, 15, and a neighboring couple went to the shelter at Pine Springs Baptist Church after witnessing the explosion from their homes. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
The American Red Cross set up a temporary shelter at Pine Springs Baptist Church. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
(Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Debris flies in the air during multiple explosions at Tyler Welders Supply in Tyler Tuesday June 13, 2017. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A fire burns during multiple explosions at Tyler Welders Supply in Tyler Tuesday June 13, 2017. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A fire burns during multiple explosions at Tyler Welders Supply in Tyler Tuesday June 13, 2017. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Police block U.S. Hwy 271 due to a fire at Tyler Welders Supply down the road in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The fire caused multiple explosions which sent debris flying. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Police and firefighters gather at a mobile command center near the scene of a fire at Tyler Welders Supply in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The fire caused multiple explosions which sent shrapnel flying and caused an evacuation of homes and businesses in the surrounding area. No injuries have been reported at this time. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Police and firefighters gather at a mobile command center near the scene of a fire at Tyler Welders Supply in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The fire caused multiple explosions which sent shrapnel flying and caused an evacuation of homes and businesses in the surrounding area. No injuries have been reported at this time. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Doug Haning stands by a truck near a mobile command center near the scene of a fire at Tyler Welders Supply in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The fire caused multiple explosions which sent shrapnel flying and caused an evacuation of homes and businesses in the surrounding area. No injuries have been reported at this time. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Sgt. Darrell Coslin speaks to the media during a press conference at a mobile command center near the scene of a fire at Tyler Welders Supply in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The fire caused multiple explosions which sent shrapnel flying and caused an evacuation of homes and businesses in the surrounding area. No injuries have been reported at this time. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Melvin Ruyle, co-owner of Tyler Welders Supply, takes in the damage to his family business that he has been a part of since 1974 after a fire in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The fire caused multiple explosions which sent shrapnel flying and caused an evacuation of homes and businesses in the surrounding area. No injuries have been reported at this time. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Manuel Espinoza Jr., owner of Espinoza's Paint and Body, talks about the fire and explosions he witnessed at Tyler Welders Supply, the business across from his, in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The fire caused multiple explosions which sent shrapnel flying and caused an evacuation of homes and businesses in the surrounding area. No injuries have been reported at this time. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
People survey the damage to Tyler Welders Supply after a fire in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The fire caused multiple explosions which sent shrapnel flying and caused an evacuation of homes and businesses in the surrounding area. No injuries have been reported at this time. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Fire engulfs Tyler Welder Supply in Tyler, Texas June 13, 2017. Houses and businesses in the surrounding area were evacuated. Fire crews and police are still on the scene. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
