ATF says West, TX fertilizer fire intentionally set
Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 2:29 pm
Of special interest to me as my 1st cousin lives in West. Their home is about 3 miles away from where the plant was. Much of mother's family is from that area, about 15 miles north of Waco.
West, Texas fertilizer fire intentionally set, ATF says
West, Texas fertilizer fire intentionally set, ATF says
Robert Elder with the ATF said the fire was incendiary and a "criminal act."
The explosion registered as a small earthquake, sent debris flying more than a mile away and left a 93-foot-wide crater at the site of a fertilizer storage building on the site.
Ten first responders and two volunteers died while fighting the initial fire, which was reported 18 minutes before the explosion.
Rob Elder, declined to say what substance started the fire saying he wanted to be able to verify the validity of any potential witnesses or people who come forward claiming to have information.
No one has been arrested. Channel 2 Investigates has learned that federal investigators do feel they are on the right path to identifying those responsible.