Fire/Life Safety News Archive
Cause of Texas fertilizer plant fire may never be known
May 17--A malfunctioning golf cart, a faulty electrical system or even arson could have led to the fire that triggered the deadly explosion of a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, but federal and state officials said Thursday that their $1-million investigation had yet to find the cause.
Fourteen people died in the April 17 blast, including 12 first responders who arrived nine minutes after the fire was reported -- and just eight minutes before the explosion shook the town, devastated two...
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- Cause of Texas fertilizer plant fire may never be known
News • May 17th, 2013
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- Recommend $2.25B penalty against PG&E for California gas explosion
News • May 9th, 2013
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- 7 killed in Bangladesh garment factory fire
News • May 9th, 2013
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- Report: Global demand for security equipment to reach $117B in 2016
News • April 1st, 2013
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- Pa. bill would require alarms for carbon monoxide
News • March 27th, 2013
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- York, Pa. could end use of city fire boxes
News • February 27th, 2013
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- Nortek forms 'Core Brands' group
News • August 28th, 2012
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- Illinois fire district barred from monitoring fire alarms
News • August 14th, 2012
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- Proposed legislation could impose tougher standards on carbon monoxide detectors
News • July 5th, 2012
