Lawmakers probe gaps in fertilizer plant rules

Published April 25, 2013 9:38pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — Top congressional Democrats are examining whether gaps in federal regulations might be placing at risk those who work and live near more than 6,000 fertilizer plants like the one that exploded in West, Texas.

The probe comes as investigators try to determine what caused the April 17 fire and explosion that killed 14 and injured hundreds.

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