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On this day, April 17, 2013, an explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, killed 15 people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_17• 2013 – An explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, kills 15 people and injures 160 others.
Mon Apr 17, 2023: On April 17, 2013, an explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, killed 15 people.