Texas Factory Fire

A raging fire and thick black smoke erupted on Friday evening from Arkema SA's flood-damaged Texas chemical plant for the second time this week, according to officials and video aired by local broadcasters.

An explosion in a fertilizer plant explosion in a small Texas town killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160 others. The blast left the factory a smoldering ruin and leveled buildings for blocks in every direction. A witness caught the Texas fertilizer plant blast with his cellphone camera. Erick Perez stopped to record the fire while...

A raging fire and thick black smoke erupted on Friday evening from Arkema SA's flood-damaged Texas chemical plant for the second time this week, according to officials and video aired by local broadcasters.

An explosion in a fertilizer plant explosion in a small Texas town killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160 others. The blast left the factory a smoldering ruin and leveled buildings for blocks in every direction. A witness caught the Texas fertilizer plant blast with his cellphone camera. Erick Perez stopped to record the fire while...