Obama, Perry, Cornyn to speak at West memorial

A memorial service for 14 people who were killed when a fertilizer plant exploded and leveled part of the town of West, Texas last week is set to take place on Thursday at Baylor University's Ferrell Center in Waco.

President Barack Obama, Texas Governor Rick Perry and U.S. Senator John Cornyn are set to speak on behalf of the firefighters and other first responders who lost their lives when a fire at the plant erupted in an explosion. Hundreds of people were also injured.

Obama has ordered that the U.S. flag at federal buildings and military facilities in Texas be flown at half-staff Thursday in memory of the victims.

You can watch a live stream of the memorial service via our media partner KXXV-TV at kxxv.com.