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Wed Apr 24, 2013, 02:42 PM Apr 2013

Texas Fertilizer Plant Owner Sued After Deadly Explosion




April 23 (Reuters) - The owner of a fertilizer plant that exploded last week killing 14 people and destroying dozens of homes and an apartment complex in a tiny Texas town is being sued by a single mom and by several insurance companies.

Two lawsuits, filed in McLennan County district court, have accused Adair Grain, Inc, the parent company of West Fertilizer Co, of negligence, according to copies of the filings provided by the court on Tuesday.

The company "was negligent in the operation of its facility, creating an unreasonably dangerous condition, which led to the fire and explosion," said a lawsuit filed on Friday by insurance companies on behalf of individuals, two churches, and businesses including a Chevrolet car dealer and a bakery.

Investigators have not said what caused the April 17 fire and explosion in West, Texas, near Waco.

Daniel Keeney, a spokesman for Adair Grain Inc and for its owner, Donald Adair, declined on Tuesday to comment on the lawsuits. "Our focus is on the fact-finding and on assisting the investigating agencies in any way we can," Keeney said.



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Texas Fertilizer Plant Owner Sued After Deadly Explosion (Original Post) white cloud Apr 2013 OP
Here come the bankruptcy filings. russspeakeasy Apr 2013 #1
I would not be surprised. Gothmog Apr 2013 #2

Gothmog

(144,005 posts)
2. I would not be surprised.
Wed Apr 24, 2013, 04:49 PM
Apr 2013

There is some insurance coverage but I doubt that this coverage is sufficient to cover the damages. Bankruptcy may well be the next step.

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