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Gov. Greg Abbott Praises Town Damaged in 2013 Fertilizer Blast
Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday praised first responders and residents of a Central Texas town for working together on recovery efforts after a 2013 fertilizer plant fire and explosion claimed 15 lives.
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City of West to Receive $10.4 Million in Lawsuit Settlement
The City of West will receive $10.44 in a settlement with defendants involving the deadly explosion at West Fertilizer Co. plant.
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More Settlements Reached in West, Texas, Plant Explosion
The town of West, Texas, and several other plaintiffs have reached settlements and partial settlements of claims stemming from a deadly April 2013 explosion in the central Texas town.
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Memorial to Honor 15 Killed in West, Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast
Work has begun on a memorial to honor the 15 people killed in the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion in the Central Texas city of West.
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Every Day is a West Memorial for Fallen Firefighter's Father
April 17 is a date no one in West, Texas, will forget. Fifteen people died in an explosion at the West Fertilizer Company on April 17, 2013, including Perry Calvin, one of 12 first responders killed.
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4 Years Later: No Suspects, Arrests in West Explosion
Since the stunning announcement last May that the fire at the West Fertilizer Company was ruled incendiary, officials investigating the explosion have named no suspects and made no arrests.
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West Fertilizer Explosion Was Intentionally Set: ATF, State Fire Marshal
A fertilizer explosion in West, Texas, that killed 15 and injured dozens of others in April 2013 was intentionally set, government officials said during a press conference Wednesday.
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Dozens of Dangerous Texas Plants Operate Near Public Centers
Dozens of Texas plants similar to a fertilizer facility that exploded in the town of West in 2013, one of Texas’ worst industrial accidents, are still operating near schools, hospitals and residential neighborhoods, federal regulators say.
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Czech Ambassador, Abbott Open New West Gymnasium
A gymnasium demolished by a Central Texas fertilizer plant explosion that devastated the surrounding town has been rebuilt.
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Settlement Reached in 1st West Explosion Trial
An undisclosed settlement was reached in the first phase of a series of trials related to a deadly fertilizer explosion in West, Texas
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Judge Again Refuses to Postpone West Explosion Trial
A judge refused to postpone the first trial related to a deadly fertilizer plant explosion in West that happened more than two years ago.
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Fertilizer Makers Put Blame for West Blast on City
Two fertilizer companies sued following a deadly Texas explosion are claiming the small town deserves blame for failing to properly train volunteer firefighters and first responders, who made up most of the 15 people killed by the blast. El Dorado Chemical Co. and CF Industries argued in a state district court in Waco that the city of West, which has...