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The State of Texas was told that the Fertilizer Company had 270 Tons of a very dangerous explosive, BUT THEY DID NOT PASS THAT INFORMATION ON TO THE DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY. The Company also intentionally omitted that they had hundreds of tons of explosive chemicals WHICH IS AGAINST THE LAW!! They just ignored the law and ended up blowing up a town. From the article:
Fertilizer plants
and depots must report to the DHS when they hold 400 lb (180 kg) or more
of the substance. Filings this year with the Texas Department of State Health Services, which weren't shared with DHS, show the plant had 270 tons of it on hand last year.
A U.S. congressman and several safety experts called
into question on Friday whether incomplete disclosure or regulatory
gridlock may have contributed to the disaster.'It seems this manufacturer was willfully off the grid,' Rep. Bennie Thompson, (D-MS), ranking member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, said in a statement. 'This facility was known to have chemicals well above the threshold amount to be regulated under the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act, yet we understand that DHS did not even know the plant existed until it blew up.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2312156/Texas-fertilizer-plant-exploded-failed-report-storing-volatile-chemical-used-Oklahoma-City-bombing-1-350-times-safety-levels.html
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