Glenn Quagmire
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Denies Rick Perry's request for assistance after West, TX, fertilizer plant blast.
"The West Fertilizer Co. blew up after the plant caught fire. The cause of the fire remains unclear -- and a criminal investigation is still open -- but investigators say the heat of the fire destabilized tons of a potentially explosive fertilizer stored at the plant, leading to the massive blast that leveled chunks of the town. The incident highlighted how loosely regulated some chemicals are, including the ammonium nitrate that blew up, and has some critics saying the government needs to tighten its oversight of such plants.
The blast emitted a wave of energy so strong it registered as a small earthquake, knocked down people blocks away, blew out windows, left a massive 93-foot crater and curved walls of homes and buildings."
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/12/fema-denies-aid-to-texas-town-where-fertilizer-plant-exploded/#ixzz2W35TI3Qf
Interesting that Perry continues to ask for help from the Fed.
"The West Fertilizer Co. blew up after the plant caught fire. The cause of the fire remains unclear -- and a criminal investigation is still open -- but investigators say the heat of the fire destabilized tons of a potentially explosive fertilizer stored at the plant, leading to the massive blast that leveled chunks of the town. The incident highlighted how loosely regulated some chemicals are, including the ammonium nitrate that blew up, and has some critics saying the government needs to tighten its oversight of such plants.
The blast emitted a wave of energy so strong it registered as a small earthquake, knocked down people blocks away, blew out windows, left a massive 93-foot crater and curved walls of homes and buildings."
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/12/fema-denies-aid-to-texas-town-where-fertilizer-plant-exploded/#ixzz2W35TI3Qf
Interesting that Perry continues to ask for help from the Fed.
