That fertilizer company is toast — but a new company will start, I am certain, to meet the demands. Cannot stop free market.
I just hope that residential buildings do not spring up around it. I also hope that big-government-so-called-conservatives do not advocate for “sensible regulations.”
If I was the management there I’d locate on a campus large enough (and with blast walls) so such disaster would be unlikely to spread beyond its boundaries a second time.
And, I think they have a perfect right to have a blast at their factory, as long as said blast does not extend past their property... think about that....
Maybe, but probably not. The current owner (a local farmer) bought West Fertilizer about a decade ago, when it was about to go out of business.
The locals were grateful, because they didn't have to start driving to Waco to buy fertilizer and other farming supplies.