The Texas City explosion exposed major gaps in chemical safety standards.

A fertilizer explosion that killed 15 people and injured dozens in West, Texas, in April 2013 was intentionally set, government officials said during a press conference Wednesday. "The fire has been ...

WEST, TEXAS — Tuesday marks five years since an intentionally-set fire caused an explosion at the West Fertilizer Company in the small town of West, TX, killing 15 people, injuring more than 260 and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thirteen years after the 2013 West Fertilizer Plant explosion that killed 15 people, Central Texas is marking the anniversary of ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — An uncontrolled fire at a fertilizer plant in North Carolina continued to burn Wednesday, forcing firefighters and thousands of evacuated residents to remain at least a mile (1.6 ...

The Abilene Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a vehicle connected to an ongoing homicide investigation... Live look at current weather conditions in Abilene Rain and some ...

Workers at a cooperative farm near Shanghai scatter fertilizer across fields of winter wheat. Image from the May issue of National Geographic magazine. My first reaction when I heard details of this ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

April 17 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1421, the sea broke the dikes at Dort, Holland, drowning an estimated 100,000 people. In 1521, the Roman Catholic Church excommunicated Martin Luther after ...

WEST, Texas (KWTX) - On April 17, 2013, a powerful explosion at West Fertilizer Co. devastated the town of West, killing 15 people, 12 of them first responders, and injuring about 200 others. The ...