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Today our prayers go out to the people of West, Texas in the aftermath of last night's deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant. A tight-knit community has been shaken, and good, hard-working people have lost their lives. I want to thank the first responders who worked tirelessly through the night to contain the situation and treat the wounded.
The explosion caused 29 deaths and serious damage to the port of Brest. [1] [9] [10] United States Presque Isle, Maine 26 August 1947: 0 217 An A.W. Higgins Company plant was destroyed by a spontaneous heating in a pile of mixed fertilizer. Stored in the plant were 240 tons of ammonium nitrate. [1] Canada: St. Stephen, New Brunswick 1947: 0 360
On 17 April 2013, a fire culminating in an explosion shortly before 8 p.m. CDT (00:50 UTC, 18 April) destroyed the West Fertilizer Company plant in West, Texas, United States, located 18 miles (29 km) north of Waco, Texas. [89] [90] The blast killed 15 people, injured more than 160, and destroyed over 150 buildings.
ATF Special Agent in Charge Rob Elder told reporters that a reward of up to $50,000 was being offered for the person or persons responsible for the crime.
A massive fire at a chemical plant in rural Texas on Wednesday sent a plume of black smoke into the sky as officials closed down a local highway and ordered residents to take shelter. Authorities ...
A chemical company says three people were injured in an explosion at its plant in East Texas that blew out windows and sent a chemical plume blowing over homes miles away. (Nov. 27)
An explosion at a petrochemical plant in Channelview, Texas, killed 17 people and injured five others. April 22, 1992: 1992 Guadalajara explosions. A leak of gasoline into the sewer system caused 12 explosions in downtown Guadalajara, Mexico between 10:05 and 11:16 a.m., killing 206 – 252 people and injuring 1,800. Eight kilometers of streets ...
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