West, Texas, Marks One Year Since Devastating Explosion



A year after a fertilizer plant explosion rocked the tight-knit city of West, Texas, a lot of the physical damage is cleaned up, but the emotional scars still run deep. It’s been the hardest thing that most of us will ever face in our lives, said John Crowder, senior pastor at First Baptist Church in West. Crowder was one of dozens of residents whose home was flattened by the April 17, 2013, blast. But we’ve made remarkable progress. Fifteen people, mostly volunteer firefighters, were killed, and more than 200 people were injured.

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