West Fertilizer Co. explosion: Before and after
Some of the effects of the explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. plant in West, Texas, which left at least 14 dead and 160 injured, are shown in these before-and-after photos.
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Before: A satellite image of West, Texas, centered on the West Fertilizer Co. plant. (Google Earth/DigitalGlobe)
After: The same spot, after the explosion, photographed on April 19. (Google Earth/DigitalGlobe)
For the record: An earlier version of this report called the West Fertilizer Co. facility a refinery. It is a plant.
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