(West Hollywood, CA) — A scary time in West Hollywood tonight.
Attorney General Gregg Abbott under fire
July 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
the state should not disclose the exact location and type of substances stored at dangerous chemical plants like the one in the City of West…
West Fertilizer plant could have been prevented.
May 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
WEST– The Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office says the deaths of 12 people responding to last year’s explosion at the West Fertilizer plant could have been prevented.
Recovery in West Continues
April 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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.
Texas Rangers Lending Aide to West, Texas Community
April 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Following the explosion in West, Texas on Wednesday evening that killed five to fifteen people and injured hundreds. The Texas Rangers baseball organization is going to lend a helping hand.
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 […]
Massive Explosion near Waco Injures Hundreds; Dozen Feared Dead
April 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
WEST, TEXAS – An explosion at a fertilizer plant in West has leveled buildings, injured hundreds of people and possibly killed a dozen or more. The explosion occurred just before 8pm Central Time Wednesday as first responders were working to extinguish a blaze at the West Fertilizer Company.
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