NATION IN BRIEF : TEXAS : 3 More Bodies Found at Site of Explosion

Investigators searching for the cause of a huge plastics plant explosion in Pasadena, Tex., discovered three more bodies of victims in the twisted rubble and continued the search for 17 others presumed killed. Phillips Petroleum Co. officials learned that one man who had been listed as missing was not at the plant at the time of Monday’s blast, plant manager Robert Benz said. Assistant Secretary of Labor John Scannell, who heads the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, toured the plant with other federal investigators. OSHA has 15 investigators, including chemical and structural engineers, at the site.