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.
Explosives expert: Blasts like this are not uncommon
Explosives expert Chris Hunter says there have been around 25 similar incidents in the past century, including one of the largest ever in the same state of Texas in 1947.
He told ITV News that toxic fumes have been given off in previous incidents, but that the blast itself is likely to cause the worst injuries:
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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.