again, tavares is about, a little north of orlando. that you can see this for miles away. neighboring towns like mt. dora, people going out by the lake and watching what really looked like a -- a lightning storm with thunder. >> yes. fireballs in the sky. one mile in the sky -- a radius of one mile has been evacuated. people as far as five miles have been able to see it. we will follow the breaking news story and bring you the latest as we get. >> we sure will. >>> all right. natural gas like blamed for a philadelphia house that exploded, injured eight people including two infants. the unoccupied home being remodeled when it collapsed yesterday morning and showered the street with bricks and wood. several adjoining homes were damaged. the contractor working on a water heater is in critical condition with severe burns. >>> moving on to flossie, now it's been downgraded to tropical depression. as it brings heavy rain and wind to hawaii. about 4,500 homes and businesses lost power on the big island. it could have been much worse. here's a

at the blue rhino plant in tavares. that's about 40 miles northwest of orlando. the plant houses about 53,000 20-pound propane cylinders. a half mile evacuation zone is in effect this morning. the of that explosion is being investigated. >>> it is being called the largest-ever operation against child sex trafficking. more than 100 teens are safe this morning after being rescued in a sting that span 76 u.s. cities. the youngest victim, just 13 years old. the fbi has taken 159 adults into custody for allegedly running that operation that included truck stops, motels and casinos from san francisco to miami. officials say the group was involved in the commercial exploitation of both adults and children. suspects are expected to face state and federal charges related to sex crimes and human trafficking. >>> a verdict is expected today in the army trial of bradley manning, he's acause of aiding the enemy by handing over hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the wikileaks website. nbc's tracie potts is in washington with more. is he a whistleblower or is he a

dozens of family members in the city of tavares, forces from their homes. abc's devin dwyer has the latest. >> reporter: the eruption of flames could be seen for miles away. the glow of burning propane piercing the night sky. witnesses who heard the explosion shortly before 11:00 p.m., thought a plane had gone down. >> i went in the backyard. and the sky was lit up red. this vibrant red with a huge plume of smoke. >> reporter: from the sky above, a glimpse at the destruction. the roof of the plant blown entirely away. authorities said the blue rhino propane tributer had 50,000 tanks on site. they were set off in a violent change reaction. >> they store the cylinders in different parts of the property, in different areas of the plant. as the fire continued to spread, there were more and more explosions. >> reporter: officials say all of the two dozen night shift workers inside the plant have been accounted for. several people injured were air-lifted to nearby hospitals where they remain in critical condition. meanwhile, more than 200 emergency responders hav

from their own homes here in tavares and surrounding areas, they actually heard the explosion and saw the blaze. the overnight blast and flames could be heard and seen for many miles and for several hours. as row after row of propane tanks exploded and sent hot metal flying through the air, injuring eight workers. the first of the explosions began at 10:30 last night at the blue rhino plant in tavares, florida, northwest of orlando. blue rhino fills and distributes propane tanks used in backyard grills. >> this is one of the worst fires i've ever come across. in the central florida area. >> reporter: officials say 53,000 20 pound tanks were at the plant and most exploded. today the charred canisters can be seen littering the property. this one actually flew across the road. authorities say the only good news is that the three 30,000 gallon tanks which supply the smaller ones did not explode. had they, the damage could have spread for miles. >> those exploding would have been like a bomb, and would have created huge damage. >> federal and state officials are now trying to determine the

the blue rhino plant in tavares resells propane tanks like the ones used in barbecues. up to 26 people were working the night shift when the first blast blew the roof off the plant. flames that shot hundreds of feet high could be seen for miles. tara mergener has more. >> reporter: a huge fireball shot into the sky, as explosions rocked a propane company in tavares, florida, near orlando. >> like a big circle of fire. >> reporter: the blast started around 10:30 at the blue rhino propane facility, a company that exchanges and cleans propane tanks. at least two dozen employees were in the building at the time of the blast. >> i heard an explosion, and it probably threw me back about three feet. i landed on my butt and i kind of seen like blurry, and my ears were ringing real bad. all i could see is everyone just running. i just kind of got up and ran. >> reporter: there were more than 53,000 tanks at the facility. >> it sounded like a bomb going off. and hundreds of them. >> reporter: some of the 20-pound canisters ignited shooting into the sky. >> we started seeing the g

it happened in tavares, florida. john is there and joins us on the phone. date. >> reporter: well, michaela, the latest news seems this point the fire is out. the fire crews have been working for the last four hours and continually dumping water on to the plant and the area around it trying to put out the fire. like missiles exploding into the air. the area originally was evacuated with a one-mile perimeter. everyone was removed from the area but within the last hour, the roads have been open the except for the road directly in front of the plant. as you can see from the video at the time of the explosions, the fact that it did not happen at a main facility itself but off site of the main building, thank god that saved more than two dozen people who were at the plant working that night. seven were injured. we don't know their exact conditions at this point, but at least we can say the majority of the people got out, you know, unharmed. >> such a concern when you think about how many people work there and their lives could have been at risk. any idea on the

bill: it happened in tavares, florida. 40 miles west of orlando. at any given time that plant holds 53,000 propane tanks, ones just like these you would use in your backyard barbecue grill. steve harrigan is live in miami, leading our coverage there. what happened, steve? good morning. >> reporter: bill, it all went down 11:00 last night. there were concerns about a major loss of life. there were 24 workers on the second shift at the blue rhino plant t was tough to account for them. all are safe. eight are in the hospital. four with some very serious burns. initially it was these 20-gallon tanks whiching collided and began to explode. officials are not sure what caused the fire but they're sure it was not a deliberate act. >> we don't think there was any act of sabotage or anything like that. we honestly think it was, probably an equipment failure with a combination of maybe human error from one of the staff. >> reporter: this fire initially sounded like fireworks according to locals and then it got more and more intense. at this plant you have 53,

what could have possibly caused this massive fire that began with a series of explosions here in tavares, florida. we know there were no fatalities as a result of had explosion. authorities are calling this a miracle and a blessen, given the huge fire and the series of explosions that took place here last night around 11:00 p.m. authorities say the focus now is the investigation. there is no conclusion yet, but they're starting to believe, john, the cause could have been equipment failure or human error. we won't know for sure until the investigation is concluded, but that is what authorities hear are starting to believe. let's take a listen. we had an opportunity to listen to the fire chief of tavares. >> we don't think that there was any act of sabotage or anything like that. we honestly think it was probably an equipment failure with a combination of maybe human error from one of the staff. >> reporter: john, eight people were injured, some of them were flown to local hospitals. we don't know the extent of their injuries. we also know there were 24 employees inside the plant at the mo

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kala rama, cbs news, tavares, florida. >> people who live near the atlanta have been evacuated but have been since allowed back home. >>> not waiting for the police to find his son, coming up how a worried father found his child. >> how to avoid getting a parking ticket in one bay area city. ,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, so he tracked his location an i-phone app. c-b-s reporter a >>> one father in sacramento county was confused when his son didn't show up for work. so he tracked his location with an iphone app. cbs has a report on the shocking scene he discovered. >> are you scared? >> i'd be scared, too. >> reporter: a frightening morning for chris after he drove his pickup truck over a cliff near the folsom damn and survived. >> we're waiting for him for work this morning and he didn't show up. my son is never late. >> reporter: chris' father perry said when he didn't show he used an app on the iphone that can track the location of other iphone users. it showed his son along folsom lake crossing. it said he was still there 20 minutes later. he must be broke down. >> reporter: perry went in searc

authorities here in tavares are calling this a blessing. they are calling it a miracle givens -- given the circumstances. we had the opportunity to see where this occurred. the blaze has been put out. it's thousands of propane cylinders inside the facility at the time of the explosion. we spoke to the mayor, mayor robert wolf, and he said the plant was operational, functional but had been shut down for now. the focus now shifts to the investigation. authorities now believe that the cause of this incident could have been equipment failure or human error. remember all of the 24 workers that were inside at the moment of the explosion were actively manipulating this gas canister. so it's very possible as authorities said that this was human error, equipment failure or both. but we will not know for sure until the investigation concludes and this is where the attention is right now here in tavares, florida. back to you. >> thank you. thank you for your report. >>> 7:38. let's check in with sal. you got several things you are keeping an eye on ri

the cause of that massive propane plant explosion in florida is still under investigation, but the tavares city fire chief says ee kwamt failure or human error may be to blame. canisters of propane were shot into the air, but three 33,000 propane containers did not explode. eight workers were injured, but no one died. >>> on "cbs moneywatch," a crackdown and drinks fizzle. ashley morrison is here in new york. >> good morning, anne-marie. asian reports were lower according to earnings shares reports. tokyo's nikkei fell 1% while hong kong's hang seng dropped half a percent. >>> all eyes are on the federal reserve today. investors will be looking for clues about when the fed might pull back on its massive bond buying program. also today the government will release its report on the economy. analysts expect it to grow only about 1%. >>> on wall street investors held back, waiting for today's statement from the fed. on tuesday the dow dipped into the red, dropping just over one point. the nasdaq had a good day, jumping 17 points. >>> facebook is on a roll for the first time since it went publi

this fire began in the filling area at the blue rhino blaplant tavares near orlando. there were 15,000 propane cylinders like you use on your gas grill. the tanks caught fire one after the other. >> that's wild. >> it's amazing to watch. for hours, 15 employees were missing but they were eventually found, said to be doing okay. emergency responders say there's no longer any danger. the flames burned late into the night. >>> new this morning north carolina's governor signed a law with new requirements on abortions, the law requires doctors have admitting privileges at hospitals and be present when the procedure is performed and bans government health programs for paying for most abortions and lets state officials designate new safety standards for clinics. the bill presented a tough middle ground for republican governor pat mccrory. during a debate in october of 2012 mccrory was asked what further restrictions on abortion would he agree to sign his answer none. he says the government does not restrict action to abortions but critics say it will force many clinics to ha

at the blue rhino plant in tavares. the plant houses about 53,0 53,0053,000 53,000 0-fund propane cylinders. the cause of that explosion is being investigated. >>> it's being called the largest ever operation against child sex trafficking, more than 100 teens are safe this morning after being rescued in a sting that spanned 76 u.s. cities. the youngest victim just 13 years old. the fbi has taken 159 adults into custody for allegedly running that operation that included truck stops, motels and casinos from san francisco to miami. officials say the group was involved in the commercial exploitation of both adults and children. suspects are expected to face state and federal charges related to sex crimes and human trafficking. >>> pope francis is back at the vat cap this morning after breeching to millions in brazil. it's what he said on the flight home that's making news. during an impromptu news conference francis reached out a way to gays that's never happened before. the pope said he was not in a position to judge peopl

that's what people say in this town in tavares, florida. take a look.er. a series of massive explosions blew the roof off the blue rhino gas plant. this is in florida sending a huge fireball into the sky. eight workers hurt suffering burns and being treated for smoke inhalation and look at this with me because you will see what is left behind. sea of propane gas cylinders. 53,000 of them scattered across the yard. this huge picture towering above the suburban neighborhood. the womg who took this picture is on the phone now. she is debby stivender. she is a long-time tavares local. debby, what did you see and hear? >> well, about 10:48 p.m. last night i was sitting in my living room watching tv and my son was in his room watching tv. and having lived here my entire life, it sounded like the shuttle, the boom from the shuttle. >> wow. >> so i said to tim, i said, is somebody trying -- what's going on? he's a welder. he walked outside and he looked across and he said it's the rhino, it blew zblup so he knew immediately it was all those 53,000 propane tanks

tavares, florida. >>> overseas to an update on that deadly crash in spain. today we learned the driver was on the phone when the crash occurred. he had taken a call from a rail official and was looking over a document. the black boxes showed the conductor hit the brakes seconds before it derailed. officials say he should have hit the brakes two and a half miles earlier before the train hit a curve in the road. >>> there is a manhunt today in arkansas for a modern day bonnie and clyde. this is how it started. an inmate dives through a window, sprints to a girlfriend waiting in the getaway car. they are on the run tonight. abc's ryan owens is tracking the chase. >> reporter: that inmate on the phone is about to make a break for it. the arkansas man dives through the window that leads to the jail waiting room just ahead of a deputy who does the same but not quite fast enough. yes, a felon with a rap sheet a mile long runs to a waiting getaway car sunday afternoon. tonight, he's still on the lam. >> with all our past dealings with him, he should be considered ar

workers were critically hurt in last night's fiery explosions at the blue rhino propane plant in tavaresthere are about 53,000 tanks at the plant at the time of the explosions. and by the way, it was an unforgettable first night on the job for one guy. >> i just kind of got up and just ran. and it just kept going off. it looked like -- like -- like missiles of cylinders flying everywhere. >> about two dozen workers were on the job when the violent firestorm broke out. fire officials say the possible causes for the accident include equipment malfunction and, of course, human error. investigators do not suspect sabotage. >>> locked in a jail cell and forgotten for days. >> he screamed hundreds of times for help. >> i did what i had to do. >> what this california college student was forced to do just resulted in a multi-million dollar settlement. >> busted. a package thief caught on tape sending his toddler to do the dirty work. >> don't you hate it when other drivers don't wait their turn in traffic? what one bay area county may do to cut off freeway jumpers. ,, you dodge those pesky parki

state of florida that is what's happening in tavares ten out of the twenty four workers were on the night shift are missing the explosions had apparently blown the roof off of the building police say that they are expecting fatalities although we are hearing that at least six are injured two critically ten unaccounted for as i said now evacuation orders have been put in place for residents living within one mile of the plant one witness said that hundreds of thousands are evacuating the traffic as were blocked more on this developing story next hour. do stay with us so the documentary is coming up next. i've got a big question for you how stupid good stupid terrorist paradorn to get according to for progressives dot com the texas. department of public safety demanded that any women entering the state senate hand over any tampons or pads before entering wow so why would they do this are they really that scared that some terrorists are playing a sneak a bomb into the place at any cost according to news at yahoo dot com the official reason is that they're afraid of people using projectiles a

we also had the opportunity to talk to the mayor of the city of tavares, mayor robert wolf, and he saidven the circumstances. let's take a listen. >> it look like the plant itself is still operational. it's good that the large tanks here weren't affected, and so for right now, i don't know what will be the status if they want to reopen or how long before they could reopen. >> reporter: carol, important to say that there were 24 employees at the facility when the explosion happened action and it's important to say that these employees are actually manipulating the cylinder, so they are actually in touch with the slender serious. that's one of the reasons why they think it's possibly human error or equipment failure. osha actually in 2011 cited a safety violation for this plant, the blue rhino plant, and we had a command to speak with robert bucklemeyer, from the parent company. he said the violation was minor and had to do with a air nozzle missing an component. even though osha called it a serious violation and the plant was fined, the spokesman for the parent company saying it was mino

. >> serving a 20-year sentence for armed robbery hasn't stopped tavares lee from being a future entrepreneurat the santa rosa correctional institution in florida. >> what's in your hand there? let me see. come on. >> ain't going to lose it. this is going to be on the streets when i get out of prison. okay, i'm going to have them in black, brown, green, red, all tropical colors. you know they're real because of this. you can't get the fake ones. this is a sneak preview. that's enough right there. that was a sneak preview. being a gangster nerds, they will be in a store near you. i will be rocking these on the streets. >> let's go, entrepreneur. >> lee even has a name for his cell mate's glasses. >> they called pretty boy swagger. say hi, chris. say hi to the camera. look, he blushing. he blushing. >> what do you want to call those glasses? >> pretty boy swaggers. they're pretty boy swaggers there. >> that's what they call them, i guess. >> you know, he turned like a chili pepper, you blush. >> christopher walker might have a little less swagger now than he did on the streets. he's serving 55

taking you live to tavares, florida, this morning., they had problems at a florida gas plant there. huge explosions rocked a facility where at one point they had about 15 workers unaccounted for. the good news, though, they do know where all those workers are. now at least three people are in critical condition this morning. something we're keeping an eye on as that explosion just rocked a propane plant, really caused some damage there. >>> it is 5:25. >> some walnut creek athletes hoping to make a big-time splash on national tv. synchronized swim team the aqua nuts advanced to the live round of "america's got talent." they'll perform for the judges tonight in new york city doing their thing. >> in high heels. >> i like that in slow mo. the nine-member team one of 60 acts remaining in the competition. you can watch it all on nbc bay area at 9:00. watch for the heels in the water. >> women in heels, that's impressive. >>> he brought sexy back to san francisco. now he's bringing romance back. fresh off his performance at candlestick par

propane tanks at the blue rhino plant in tavares - northwest of orlando. >> reporter:there were about 53-thousand 20-pound cylinders of propane at the facility. the plant refills tanks used for gas grills. monday night's explosions injured at least eight workers. >> >> reporter:the blasts led to evacuations of nearby homes. resident's there said it sounded like bombs going off. dozens of emergency people, while firefighters tried to put out the fire. >> reporter: accounted for the two-dozen time., at least seven were taken to area hospitals.but no one died. authorities are investigating the cause, but believe human error and or equipment failure may be to blame. the bill more bay area news now. >> pam: firefighters in san francisco discovered a marijuana grow operation while battling a house fire this morning. >> pam: the fire broke out overnight on tucker avenue. that's near mc-laren park. investigators say, they found at least 60 marijuana plants inside the house. and the electric meter was bypassed in order to steal power. time - now word on any arrests. a seagull flew into a power

steve osunsami, abc news, tavares, florida. >>> we have a health alert this morning over prepackaged15 states. the stomach bug, cyclosporine. they have pinpointed the cause to certain prepackaged salad mix. they won't name the brand, but they assure the public that the mix has been removed from store shelves. >> if you are at home panicking you may have this in the fridge, here is my advice. throw all prepackaged salad in your fridge away. if it has been taken off the shelves, go back to your supermarket and buy something else that has not been infected. that way your family will be safe. if you don't want to throw it out if you spent a lot of money and don't want to throw it out, prewash it before you use it. >> a good idea. >> even in a bag. >> even in a bag. cyclospora is no ordinary stomach bug. average person loses 10 pounds. symptoms last a month. >> incredible if you think about a stomach bug. you are miserable if it is a day. >> if you weren't miserable, i would invent the cyclospora diet. losing ten pounds would be good except that you are miserable the whole month. >> quick

the raging inferno lighting up the night sky just after 11:00 over the blue rhino propane plant in tavaresrthwest of orlando. the danger so great, officials forced to evacuate resident as mile away. >> they are just shooting off like missiles. >> reporter: look like propane tanks shooting up into the sky. fires burning out of control just feet away from three large propane tanks. dozens of emergency responders racing to the scene to treat the injured while firefighters fought to put down the flames. plant officials have accounted for the two dozen employees working at the time. at least seven were taken to area hospitals. miraculously, no one died. >> there were propane cylinder s stored in various parts of the property. 53,000 20-pound cylinders. >> reporter: it happened on the heels of a deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant that rocked the small town of west, texas. 15 people died, most of them first responders. the devastation there spanned a five block radius. the cause of that deadly blast is still under investigation. the investigation in florida is just beginning. no word yet on a

the fire began in the filling area at the blue rhino plant in tavares near orlando.where some 53,000 propane cylinders on-site. like the kind you might use on a gas grill at home. emergency responders say there's no longer danger, though flames burned late into the night. >> and the "l.a. times" a great man and a friend of mine for a long time, colonel george day, bud day, a recipient of the medal of honor died saturday at the age of 88. known as bud, he was a cellmate of senator john mccain while a prisoner of war in vietnam. day earned more than 70 medals for his service in world war ii, korea and vietnam. senator mccain honored his friend on the senate floor yesterday. >> even though bud had reached advanced years, for some reason i could never imagine bud yielding to anything, even i thought, to the laws of nature. tough old bird he was, i thought he would outlive us all. but he's gone now, to a heaven i expect he imagined would look -- would look like an iowa cornfield in early winter, filled with pheasants. i will miss bud every day for the rest of my life, but