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Texas fertiliser plant blast: Criminal probe launched Texas fertiliser plant blast: Criminal probe launched
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Texas authorities have launched a criminal probe into a deadly explosion at a fertiliser plant in April.Texas authorities have launched a criminal probe into a deadly explosion at a fertiliser plant in April.
The incident "severely impacted" the community in the town of West, law enforcement officials said. The incident "severely impacted" the community in the town of West, a law enforcement official said.
The explosion on 17 April killed 14 people and was so powerful it caused a tremor as powerful as a small earthquake. The 17 April explosion at West Fertilizer Company killed 14 people, wounded 200, and caused a tremor as powerful as a small earthquake.
The blast flattened homes, shattered a block of flats and badly damaged a nursing home and several schools.The blast flattened homes, shattered a block of flats and badly damaged a nursing home and several schools.
Another 200 people were injured by the West Fertilizer Company blast.
"This disaster has severely impacted the community of West, and we want to ensure that no stone goes unturned and that all the facts related to this incident are uncovered," Texas Public Safety Director Steven McGraw said."This disaster has severely impacted the community of West, and we want to ensure that no stone goes unturned and that all the facts related to this incident are uncovered," Texas Public Safety Director Steven McGraw said.
And McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara said: "The citizens of McLennan County and Texas must have confidence that this incident has been looked at from every angle."And McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara said: "The citizens of McLennan County and Texas must have confidence that this incident has been looked at from every angle."
Authorities had said earlier there was no indication that the explosion and the fires that preceded it were anything other than an industrial accident.Authorities had said earlier there was no indication that the explosion and the fires that preceded it were anything other than an industrial accident.
Also on Wednesday, a paramedic in the small town was detained for possession of an explosive device.Also on Wednesday, a paramedic in the small town was detained for possession of an explosive device.
Authorities did not say whether the arrest was related to the explosion at the fertiliser plant.Authorities did not say whether the arrest was related to the explosion at the fertiliser plant.