Investigators have determined that ammonium nitrate was the cause of the explosion at a West, Texas, fertilizer plant last month that killed 14 people and injured some 200 more, a spokeswoman for ...

The West Fertilizer Company explosion began with a fire that ignited 30 tons of ammonium nitrate, erupting with the force of ...

The Beirut ammonium nitrate explosion The explosions that occurred on August 4, 2020, in Beirut, were linked to the ...

On April 16, 1947, a ship loaded with ammonium nitrate docked at the Port of Texas City erupted in flames, causing a massive explosion that killed approximately 576 people, according to the Texas ...

Chemical engineer and community campaigner Keith Craig says an explosion could have dire consequences. "Over the years, over 40 or so major explosions of ammonium nitrate. This is just the latest one.

The tanker was carrying 42 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, which triggered an explosion. "Just after 9:40am, a blast was heard and felt and there was a visible large cloud of smoke," Superintendent ...

The lawn and garden fertilizer plant is home to more than 300 tons of ammonium nitrate, and officials feared a potential explosion. According to local media, the fire started Monday night.

A Lebanese security source has said the initial blaze that sparked the explosion was caused by welding work. It started in warehouse 9 and then spread to warehouse 12, where the ammonium nitrate ...

a large explosion in the port area of Beirut killed at least 180 people and left an estimated 6,000 more injured based on UN figures. 40,000 buildings were damaged and over 70,000 workers lost their ...

The ammonium nitrate had reportedly been unloaded from a ship impounded at the port in 2013, and then stored in a warehouse there. The explosion comes at a sensitive time for Lebanon, with an ...

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