After deadly explosion in Beirut, ammonium nitrate fertiliser under regulatory scrutiny again
• 5 years agoFor 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
• 5 years agoThe 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
Fp Staff • 5 years agoOfficials 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
• 5 years agoA 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