Up to 15 may be dead in the West Fertilizer Co. explosion that occurred just before 8 p.m. Wednesday. More should be known as investigators search the town this morning. The explosion leveled much of the small town of West, Texas.
West Fertilizer Co. is identified as being owned by Adair Grain Inc.
According to initial reports, the facility was fined $2,300 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2006 for failure to have a risk management plan meeting federal standards.