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.
Some Texas blast residents to return home
The first group of people who fled their homes when a fertiliser plant exploded in the town of West in Texas are to be allowed to return.
"It is safe, safe and safe," city council member Steve Vanek told a news conference, adding that a curfew had been put in place for residents.
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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.