Texas Plant That Blew Up Carried $1M Liability Policy

The Texas fertilizer plant that exploded last month, killing 14 people, injuring more than 200 others and causing tens of millions of dollars in damage to the surrounding area had only $1 million in liability coverage, lawyers said. Tyler lawyer Randy C. Roberts said he and other attorneys who have filed lawsuits against West Fertilizer’s owners were told that the plant carried only $1 million in liability insurance. Brook Laskey, an attorney hired by the plant’s insurer to represent West Fertilizer Co., confirmed the amount in an email to The Associated Press. According to the Dallas Morning News, which first reported the insurance figure, the amount was confirmed by an attorney for United States Fire Insurance Co. of Morristown, N.J.