The West Fertilizer Co. Factory Explosion – Lax Regulatory Oversight and Inadequate Disclosures Prove Fatal

• By: Staff Editor
• Date: May 01, 2013

On April 17, 2013 an explosion ripped through the West Fertilizer Co. factory in West, Texas, killing 15 people and injuring 200 others. The US Senate has just announced a probe into why the explosion at the plant occurred. The incident has raised a number of questions regarding regulatory oversight, or lack thereof, governing the functioning of factories such as the West Fertilizer plant.