West Blast Victims Remembered

Texas Fertilizer Plant Disaster Changes Little Nationally for AN Storage

Todd Neeley
By  Todd Neeley , DTN Staff Reporter
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In late February, the land around the backside of the former West, Texas, fertilizer plant still showed evidence of the severity of the blast from a year earlier. Memorial markers help honor the 15 people who were killed, most of whom were firefighters. (DTN photo by Greg Horstmeier)
One year after the tragic explosion in West, Texas, state lawmakers and agencies are on the verge of taking action to better secure ammonium nitrate stockpiles.

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Todd Neeley

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