The plant had been there for many, many years. It was located north of town right on the railroad with easy access for farmers to get their fertilizer while in town while getting other supplies. The town grew north of downtown since the 70s, so the apartment complex, nursing home and middle school were all built after the plant had already been established.
Right. And apparently there are no regulations preventing putting a school or nursing home right next to it. But don’t drive by it with your gun in the car.
So the plant owners didn’t know the homes were there? They didn’t know that an explosion would likely destroy the immediate area?
Did they do anything to protect the surrounding people? Or did they just keep rolling the dice pretending nothing bad would ever happen?