Investigators seek cause of Texas blast that killed at least 14

By using Corrie MacLaggan and Lisa Maria Garza WEST, Texas (Reuters) – Investigators sifted through particles on Friday to determine the cause of a Texas fertilizer plant explosion that obliterated components of a small city and killed at the least 14 people, including volunteer firefighters who had raced to the scene prematurely to douse a blaze. There was no indication of foul play within the fire or the blast it brought about Wednesday evening at West Fertilizer Co, a privately owned retail facility that was once final inspected two years in the past, authorities said. …