Fertiliser plant owner sued
The owner of a fertiliser plant that exploded last week killing 14 people and destroying dozens of homes and an apartment complex in a tiny Texas town is being sued by a single mom and by several insurance companies.
Texas chemical plant close to nursing home and school
The chemical plant where a large explosion took place lies on the north-eastern edge of West in central Texas.
The plant is a short distance from a nursing home and a secondary school. There are also around 100 houses and a hospital within a 500-metre radius of the plant.
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Rescuers search for survivors after Texas blast
A major rescue effort is ongoing in a Texas town devastated by a fertiliser plant explosion that has been likened to a nuclear bomb blast.
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In Pictures: Town decimated by fertiliser plant blast
A huge explosion at a fertiliser plant in the Texan town of West has injured more than 160 people and caused widespread destruction.