Rescue workers search through the remains of an apartment building after the explosion.
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With the search and rescue operation now winding down, the authorities in West are focussing on ensuring there are nohazardous chemicals remaining on the site, which could be athreat to the public.
They are also trying to establish exactly what caused the fire and the explosion that followed it. There is little left of the factory ordozens of houses that bore the brunt of the blast.
Police are expected to start allowing residents back into therestricted area in the next 24 hours so people can see what's left of their homes and possessions.
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procedure to find and save people from a disaster
slowly stopping
making sure
dangerous materials
possible or likely danger
to find and prove
groups of 12 (used here to mean lots)
felt the most force
explosion
limited
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