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Arson probe launched as officials say deadly fertilizer plant blast was criminal
Topic Started: May 11 2016, 04:55 PM (190 Views)
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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/05/11/fire-in-texas-fertilizer-plant-blast-was-criminal-officials-say.html?intcmp=hpbt4

Officials launched a hunt Wednesday for possible criminal suspects in the 2013 explosion that killed 15 people at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, after announcing the fire that triggered the blast was arson.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced a $50,000 reward for information. Officials said they had made no arrests.

The fire at the West Fertilizer Co. facility in April 2013 caused ammonium nitrate to ignite, triggering a massive explosion that killed 15, injured hundreds more and left part of the small town in ruins.

ATF officials in Houston said they conducted more than 400 interviews and that the investigation had cost some $2 million dollars.

"We have eliminated all reasonable accidental and natural causes," ATF Special agent Robert Elder said. "This was a criminal act."
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I remember when this happened and my opinion was that there was something fishy about they way it went down. At the time I wondered if the explosion occurred due to the volunteer fire force using the wrong suppressant of if there was some more sinister reason.

Looks like at the very least the fire that caused the explosion was criminal.
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Was in West just the other day for Kolaches....yummy
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