While the exact number of dead and injured have yet to be finalized, the damage in West, Texas is already quite evident: 75 homes demolished or badly damaged, a nursing home, an apartment complex and ...

WEST, TEXAS — Tuesday marks five years since an intentionally-set fire caused an explosion at the West Fertilizer Company in the small town of West, TX, killing 15 people, injuring more than 260 and ...

"You are going to see focus change from 'How did this explosion occur?' to 'Who could have prevented it?' And why was so much ammonium nitrate at this plant? Who was storing it there?" says Randy ...

The Waco-McLennan County Public Health District is surveying West residents to gauge the long-term health impacts of the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion that killed 15 people. The survey opened Monday ...

A blast at a fertilizer plant in the small town of West, Texas, raises concerns about exposure to anhydrous ammonia, a potentially deadly gas that is stored at high pressure. Investigators are still ...

Saying they feared a loss of momentum after the first three plaintiffs in the 2013 West Fertilizer Co. explosion cases settled out of court, plaintiffs’ attorneys pushed Friday for quick settings for ...

April 17 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1421, the sea broke the dikes at Dort, Holland, drowning an estimated 100,000 people. In 1521, the Roman Catholic Church excommunicated Martin Luther after ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — An uncontrolled ...