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PLAYING
WITH FIRE
some 270 tons of that substance,
according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Yet, according to a Reuters
report, the stores of ammonium
nitrate here never tripped the
scrutiny of the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security, which
apparently was unaware of the
plant’s existence.
Documents reviewed by The
Huffington Post indicate that the
last time regulators performed a
full safety inspection of the facility was nearly 28 years ago. The
entity with primary authority to
ensure workplace safety, the Oc-
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cupational Safety and Health Administration, last visited in 1985,
according to OSHA records.
Since then, regulators from other agencie ́