West Explosion Insured Losses Hit $100M

“Daddy, are we dead?” Those were the first words from 9-year-old Kaden Anderson after an explosion ripped apart the fertilizer plant in West on April 17. Kaden was riding with his father Bryan who had driven over to see where the smoke was coming from in their small farming community. Once, Anderson saw it was the fertilizer plant on fire, he turned his truck around and was headed out of the area when the blast occurred. Less than 500 yards from the site, Anderson’s truck was knocked sideways to the other side of the street.