On April 17, 2013, an ammonium nitrate explosion occurred at the West Fertilizer Company storage and distribution facility in West, Texas, United States (18 miles (29 km) north of Waco), while emergency …

Apr 13, 2023 · Everything changed around 19:30, when a devastating explosion at the West Fertilizer Company plant rocked the city. The blast was so powerful that it was felt 80 miles away and …

Apr 17, 2013 · A massive explosion at a fertilizer storage and distribution facility fatally injured twelve volunteer firefighters, two members of the public and caused hundreds of injuries.

Apr 16, 2023 · FILE - In this April 18, 2013 aerial file photo are the remains of a nursing home, left, apartment complex, center, and fertilizer plant, right, destroyed by an explosion in West, Texas.

May 29, 2025 · The West Texas Fertilizer Plant explosion was a devastating event that resulted in the loss of 15 lives and over 160 injuries. The explosion highlighted the need for improved safety …

Apr 18, 2025 · WEST, TX (KXXV) — On April 17, 2013, a fertilizer plant in West, TX exploded, killing 15 people and injuring many others.

On April 17, 2013, an explosion at the West Fertilizer Company in West, Texas killed 15 people, injured at least 200 more and damaged 350 homes.

An explosion with the force of a small earthquake rocked the Central Texas farming town of West on April 17, 2013. Tons of ammonium nitrate stored at the West Fertilizer Co. detonated after...

Feb 22, 2025 · One of the state’s strongest earthquake­s to date rattled West Texas late last Friday evening. Four minutes later, dispatcher­s in Reeves County received a call about a pipeline explosion …

Apr 25, 2023 · On April 17, 2013, one of the most destructive chemical disasters in modern U.S. history took place in the town of West, Texas, a small farming community north of Waco.