Search Continues for Survivors of Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion
At least 14 are dead
(Reuters) - Rescuers searched on Thursday for survivors in the rubble of homes destroyed by a fiery fertilizer plant explosion in a rural Texas town that the mayor said had killed at least 14 people.
Among the dead are four paramedics killed in the chemical blast at West Fertilizer Co. on Wednesday evening after emergency responders rushed to put out a fire at the plant, West Mayor Tommy Muska said.
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And the left is now railing on about zoning laws.
These people really do not let a tragedy go to waste. Always an opportunity for control. Always a "solution" for everything.