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°48′58″N 97°05′17″W / 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.