West Fertilizer Plant explosion

West Fertilizer Plant explosion
West Fertilizer Plant explosion
	Aftermath of the blasts
Location	West Fertilizer Co.,; 1471 Jerry Mashek Drive,; West, Texas, United States
Coordinates	31.816°N 97.088°W
Date	April 17, 2013 ; 7:50:38 p.m. CDT (UTC−05:00)
Deaths	15[1]
Injured	more than 160

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

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.
Formby, Brandon (May 6, 2013). "Investigators blame ammonium nitrate in massive West explosion - The Dallas Morning News". Dallasnews.com.
"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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[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.