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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 17, 2013

Page

6

Mystery fire at West Fertilizer plant leaves cause undetermined

Investigators sift through debris after a deadly blast at West Fertilizer Co. claim cause remains undetermined. They narrowed possible causes to electrical fault, a battery golf cart, or criminal act while ruling out smoking and railcar ignition. The blast, comparable to 15 000 to 20 000 pounds of TNT, killed 15 and damaged nearby homes and buildings.

WEST Texas West Fertilizer Co Kelly Kistner Kistner

Sewell School Receives High Production Auto Shop Gift

Sewell city officials and Sewell family members celebrate the homecoming of Raymond Lewallen OC's director of auto and diesel technology. His students will benefit from a new facility with expanded capacity, rising from five lifts to at least tenfold more, supporting about 90 current students with plans to double enrollment.

Sewell Raymond Lewallen Sewallen Lewallen Rotary

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