The West Fertilizer Co., site of a massive explosion last month that killed 15 people and damaged or destroyed more than 100 homes, two schools, and multiple businesses, carried $1 million in liability insurance, PC360 has confirmed.
The coverage was provided by United States Fire Insurance Co., The Dallas Morning News first reported. United States Fire Insurance Co. is a member of Morristown, N.J.-based Crum & Forster, which is part of the Fairfax Group.
Daniel Keeney, a spokesman for the Adair Grain Inc., says he is not aware of any other insurance for the West, Texas fertilizer retailer. Adair Grain, owned by the Adair family of West, is the parent company of West Fertilizer, which is a $4 million/year operation, Keeney adds.
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