Edward Markey actually said...

Isn't it true that the explosion at the fertilizer facility in West, Texas, that killed more than a dozen people and destroyed a large portion of the town could have been prevented or minimized if it had stored its ammonium nitrate more safely and kept less of it onsite?

Context

Markey questions the safety measures at the West, Texas fertilizer facility.

03/05/2014

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