Owners of apartments wrecked in West explosion sue fertilizer maker CF Industries
Owners of the apartment complex decimated in the West Fertilizer Co. explosion have joined the list of plaintiffs seeking damages from the world’s second-largest ammonium nitrate maker.
CF Industries, a multibillion-dollar, publicly traded company based in suburban Chicago, is alleged to have made the ammonium nitrate fertilizer that detonated after a fire engulfed the facility on April 17. The blast killed 15 people, injured hundreds and left at least $100 million in property damage.
Liability questions first focused on West Fertilizer Co. Authorities said the company had kept the chemical in wooden bins in a warehouse with no sprinkler system. The locally owned company had only $1 million in insurance to cover any damages it caused.
In recent weeks, the city of West and dozens of residents sustaining losses have turned attention to CF Industries.
More at http://watchdogblog.dallasnews.com/2013/07/owners-of-apartments-wrecked-in-west-explosion-sue-fertilizer-maker-cf-industries.html/ .