Beirut Explosion

After deadly explosion in Beirut, ammonium nitrate fertiliser under regulatory scrutiny again

For many reasons other than regulation, farmers have switching to using urea over ammonium nitrate over the years, analysts say.

Lebanese clear blast rubble from roads around cratered port; 135 dead so far, over 5,000 injured

The blast, which appeared to have been caused by an accidental fire that ignited a stockpile of ammonium nitrate, rippled across Beirut causing widespread destruction

Over 70 dead, 3,000 injured in Beirut blast; large cache of ammonium nitrate likely cause, say officials

Officials linked the explosion in Beirut to some 2,700 tonnes of confiscated ammonium nitrate that were being stored in a warehouse at the port for six years.

Watch: Massive explosion rocks Lebanon's capital Beirut; many wounded, widespread damage reported

A second massive blast occured at a building near the first site of explosion, sending up a mushroom cloud and a shock wave over the city