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Poor oversight cited in Texas ammonium nitrate blast mirrored in Arizona

Brandon Quester, AZCIR | Lauren Gilger and Maria Tomasch, ABC15//May 8, 2014//

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Poor oversight cited in Texas ammonium nitrate blast mirrored in Arizona

Poor oversight cited in Texas ammonium nitrate blast mirrored in Arizona

Brandon Quester, AZCIR | Lauren Gilger and Maria Tomasch, ABC15//May 8, 2014//

One year after a fertilizer plant explosion killed 15 people, injured hundreds and devastated the town of West, Texas, significant questions remain about the safety and security of hazardous chemical...

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