The West Fertilizer Plant explosion was an explosion in West, Texas, near Waco, United States. It happened just before 7:50 pm CDT. There was a lot of damage to buildings, including houses. Fourteen people were killed and over 160 injured. The cause of this blast was ammonium nitrate.[2] However, the cause of the fire that took place before the explosion is currently unknown.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Nomaan Merchant and John L. Mone (April 18, 2013). "Fertilizer Plant Explosion In Texas Levels Buildings, Claims As Many As 15 Lives". The Huffington Post. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ Formby, Brandon (May 6, 2013). "Investigators blame ammonium nitrate in massive West explosion - The Dallas Morning News". Dallasnews.com.
  3. ↑ "Ammonium nitrate was trigger for Texas blast, state agency says". Reuters. May 7, 2013. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
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