West Explosion

Investigators announced Wednesday that the fire that ultimately led to the explosion of the West Fertilizer plant was "incendiary in nature" and a criminal act.

The Dallas Morning News has named “Those Who Answered The Call At West” as their 2013 Texans of the Year.

A former West paramedic arrested for the possession of bomb-making materials and an unregistered firearm is free today, but still faces trial.

The Chemical Safety Board has conducted an investigation of the circumstances surrounding the West Fertilizer Plant and is now recommending new regulations to prevent future tragedies.

At a Thursday afternoon news conference, State Fire Marshal Chris Connealy said that officials are ruling the cause of the fire that triggered the April 17 explosion of the West Fertilizer Plant “undetermined”. Because multiple causes could not be confirmed or eliminated, investigators could offer no clear picture of what happened to trigger the two nearly simultaneous explosions that caused betwe

Ahead of a Thursday afternoon news conference in West, the Dallas Morning News reported Thursday that State Fire Marshal and ATF officials investigating the cause of the April 17 explosion of the West Fertilizer Plant have found 3 possible causes...

Texas Governor Rick Perry is demanding an apology from California newspaper Sacramento Bee after the newspaper ran an editorial cartoon about the West plant explosion on the day of the West memorial. "The Sacramento Bee published a disgusting 'cartoon' mocking the deadly explosion in West...

Cities of all sizes are banding together to help the victims of the West fertilizer plant explosion that killed 14, including 10 first-responders. The town of Florence, located about 90 miles south of West, and also has their own volunteer fire department, decided to chip and donate $7450 on Saturday...

The city of West has received an outpouring of support from all corners of the state of Texas after an explosion at a West fertilizer planton Wednesday night.

Twelve bodies have been recovered from the area surrounding the West Fertilizer plant that exploded Wednesday night.