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West Fertilizer Plant Explosion

Category Natural Disasters & Major Accidents
Date April 17, 2013
Country United States

A fire and ammonium nitrate explosion at a fertilizer facility in West, Texas, killed firefighters and residents and devastated nearby buildings. The incident prompted renewed scrutiny of chemical storage and emergency response.

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