The City of West, Texas is suing a fertilizer company and its suppliers for unspecified damages suffered as the result of a devastating explosion at the retailer in April.
“The city of West, literally ripped apart, suffered extensive damage to its infrastructure, real and personal property,” says the suit, field shortly after the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied a request for additional financial aid.
The explosion killed 15, injured 160 and damaged or destroyed dozens of buildings, according to the lawsuit. The suit says that the city high school, middle school, an apartment complex, a nursing care facility and more than 150 homes were either severely damaged or totally destroyed by the explosion.
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