The West Fertilizer Co., site of a massive explosion last monththat killed 15 people and damaged or destroyed more than 100 homes,two schools, and multiple businesses, carried $1 million inliability insurance, PC360 has confirmed.

The coverage was provided by United States Fire Insurance Co.,The Dallas Morning News first reported. United States FireInsurance 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 isnot aware of any other insurance for the West, Texas fertilizerretailer. Adair Grain, owned by the Adair family of West, is theparent company of West Fertilizer, which is a $4 million/yearoperation, Keeney adds.

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