By Becky Fogel, KWBU NEWS PLAY AUDIO WEST – Even as residents in West begin to return to their homes in the areas surrounding the fertilizer plant, 350 households remain without water. The frenetic atmosphere that enveloped West after last week’s explosion at a local fertilizer company seemed to wind down as the sun streamed […]
Concerns Over Safety, Regulation and Zoning After Explosion in West
April 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
WEST, TEXAS – It will take weeks, if not months, to determine the exact cause of the fire and explosion. Investigators will also look into any safety or regulatory issues at the plant. But even at this early stage, there are signs that not all was right with the plant. And it’s also brought up questions about how well regulation of facilities like these works in Texas.
Iowa Community Knows Risks of Fertilizer But Welcomes Plant Expansion
April 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By Dave Fehling, KUHF News for StateImpact Texas PLAY AUDIO SIOUX CITY – There’s a community in Iowa that now has a tragic link to the town of West, Texas. Both communities have had fertilizer plants that have exploded, killing and injuring people. In Iowa, it happened early one morning in December 1994 a few […]
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