North Carolina Officials Delay Probing Explosion Site

North Carolina officials reported their investigation into an explosion at the Synthron chemical plant in Morgantown may be delayed for several weeks after an inspection showed the remaining structure is ready to collapse. State Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry said Department of Labor inspectors were unable to set foot inside the wreckage after the Jan. 31 explosion at the chemical plant. Labor inspectors and Synthron officials have discussed steps to enable the department to continue the investigation into the accident that killed one employee and injured another 13 workers, Berry said. S...