Monterey County Herald SAN ANTONIO - Investigators have determined that ammonium nitrate was the cause of the explosion at a West,Texas, fertilizer plant last month that left 14 people dead and about 200 injured, a spokeswoman for the Texas fire marshal's office said Tuesday.
The Inquisitr However, the fire eventually reached the ammonium nitrate tanks, triggering the explosion, which left behind a 93-foot-wide crater. Investigators have searched through the surrounding areas and are now focusing their attention on the debris inside the ...
WNAX SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - Investigators have confirmed that ammonium nitrate was the trigger for the explosion at a West, Texas, fertilizer plant last month that left 14 people dead and some 200 injured, according to the Texas state fire marshal's ...
GlobalPost "The investigators have been able to narrow down the origin to the fertilizer and seed building on site, and we also know that what caused the explosion was the ammonium nitrate ," said Rachel Moreno, a spokeswoman for the Texas State Fire Marshal's ...
Insurance Journal While the investigation into the origin and cause of the West Fertilizer Plant fire and explosion in West, Texas, is ongoing, investigators say that ammonium nitrate was detonated in the explosion. However, they don't know how the explosion was initiated.
Huffington Post AUSTIN, Texas -- A store of ammonium nitrate is what exploded April 17 at a Central Texas plant, killing 14 people, injuring hundreds and devastating an adjoining town. The finding was expected, and officials had said they were focusing their ...
