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Hazardous chemical operations should carry insurance for a worst-case scenario, an industry consultant has testified before Congress in outlining a host of critical issues exposed by the West Fertilizer plant explosion in April.

Hazardous chemical operations should carry insurance for a worst-case scenario, an industry consultant has testified before Congress in outlining a host of critical issues exposed by the West Fertilizer plant explosion in April.

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.

PC360 sits down with Tommy Muska, mayor of (and insurance agent in) West, Texasa city rocked on April 17 by a massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co., which destroyed 140 homes, an apartment complex, a nursing home, schools and municipal infrastructure.

The West Fertilizer Co., site of a massive explosion that killed 15people and damaged or destroyed more than 100 homes, two schools and multiple businesses, carried $1million in liability insurance, National Underwriter has confirmed.

The explosion has revealed holes in insurance requirements, workplace safety, risk management, and land-use planning, but will poor oversight constitute a criminal act?

After a month-long scene investigation, investigators still do not know what caused the fire that led to a massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. in Texas.

Will all the points regarding holes in insurance requirements, workplace safety, risk management, oversight, and land-use planning persist against a backdrop of what could be a criminal act?