Willie Nelson used his 80th birthday celebration to raise over $120,000 for two towns devastated by the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas.
The singer's representatives presented two checks to separate parties on Monday. The West Volunteer Fire Department received a check for $81,000 while Nelson's hometown of Abbott, Texas received about $40,000.
"West is like our backyard," Nelson told CMT. "It's where I grew up. I rode my bike from Abbott to West and back all the time on that road where all this stuff happened."
Fourteen people were killed and more than 200 were injured when the plant exploded on April 17. The cause of the blast has not been revealed, but Texas law enforcement officials are conducting a full criminal investigation.
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