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Louisiana State Fire Marshal Butch Browning recently returned from West, Texas. West is the site of a fertilizer plant explosion that killed 14 and injured 200 more.

Investigators have not ruled out an intentional fire being behind explosions at a fertilizer plant in the small town of West that left 15 people dead, the Texas fire marshal said Thursday.State Fire Marshal Chris Connealy said investigators were unable to rule out three possible causes, including a spark from a golf cart, an electrical short or an ... (more)

The PBF Energy refinery in Paulsboro, N.J., uses toxic chemicals such as hydrofluoric acid.

Investigators announced on Thursday the results of a probe into what caused last month's fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas.

A jagged bolt of lightning slashed through the darkened afternoon sky, commanding the undivided attention of the trio huddled beside a grave.

When the nine-story building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed, 1127 people were killed.

A searcher in a protective suit walks through the blast zone of the fertilizer plant that exploded Wednesday night in West, Texas Thursday April 18, 2013.

Drought woes have eased in the Midwest after a wet spring, but the far West, California in particular, are facing continued dry conditions.

Texas Fire Marshals made an announcement Thursday regarding the cause of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, that killed 15 people and injured hundreds on April 17.

The former mayor of a tiny West Texas town has pleaded guilty to stealing about $100,000 from the town treasury.

Tornadoes that struck a neighborhood in Texas left not just physical wreckage but scar the hearts of people as tornadoes destroy homes constructed through the volunteer initiative Habitat for Humanity.

With smoke rising in the distance, a law enformcement officer runs a check point at the perimeter about half a mile from the West Fertilizer Company April 18, 2013 in West, Texas.

By Lisa Maria Garza WEST, Texas, May 16 - The cause of a fire that triggered a massive explosion at a West, Texas fertilizer plant has been ruled undetermined, and investigators have not ruled out the possibility that the fire was set intentionally, authorities said on Thursday.

The focus of lawsuits stemming from the April 17 explosion at the West, Texas, fertilizer plant may change, after news that Adair Grain Inc., doing business as West Fertilizer Co., holds only a $1 million liability insurance policy.

The deadly twister that ripped through a subdivision near Granbury, Texas, was one of up to 10 that touched down in northeastern Texas Wednesday night, the National Weather Service in Fort Worth said Thursday.

The oil boom, and the jobs its creating, and helping West Texas get noticed nationwide.

We crave the rush of acceleration, the adrenaline of speed, and the sheer thrill of exploring limits.

When it comes to cleaning up the next massive crude oil spill, one of the best and most eco-friendly solutions for the job may be low-grade cotton from West Texas.

A local volunteer firefighter and paramedic is organizing a boot drive to raise money for the West Fire Department and West EMS in West, Texas.

A federal court appearance Wednesday for former West EMS volunteer Bryce Ashley Reed, 31, who admitted to possessing components to make a pipe bomb, was canceled after Reed deferred his right to a detention hearing to a later date, U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman Daryl Fields said.