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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: 12 dead, 35 missing, about 200 injured in Texas West fertilizer plant explosion [View all]NoPasaran
(17,291 posts)17. Most of them seem to have been volunteer firefighters
The blaze started in the evening and I doubt anyone from the plant was on site.
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BREAKING: 12 dead, 35 missing, about 200 injured in Texas West fertilizer plant explosion [View all]
dixiegrrrrl
Apr 2013
OP
With the magnitude of that blast, there may not be much left of some of them.
BlueStreak
Apr 2013
#11
Well the Rand Paul regulatory theory is if your work blows up then people won't work there
Johonny
Apr 2013
#3
You know what went wrong and who's to blame, and even go so far as to call it criminal...
Demo_Chris
Apr 2013
#21
Still too soon for political blame, need to find the rest of the dead first.
TwilightGardener
Apr 2013
#13
Thank you. I'm sorry I had so many mis-spellings on that post. I was on the iPhone.
glowing
Apr 2013
#32
I think my ending thought is the need to find our heart. turn toward one another.
glowing
Apr 2013
#29
Last Inspection Of West, Texas Fertilizer Plant Was In 1985 (also paid fine in 2011)
ProSense
Apr 2013
#31