U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

Abstract

The CSB deployed a team of 18 investigators and other technical experts within 24 hours of the incident and has maintained a continuous presence in West. The sudden blast at West Fertilizer led to at least 14 fatalities, approximately 200 injuries, and widespread damage and destruction to the surrounding community. The damage to homes and apartments – as well as vulnerable facilities like schools and a nursing home – is the worst the CSB has ever seen from any chemical incident since we were established in 1998.

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