A damaged ship containing thousands of tonnes of potentially explosive fertiliser has docked at a port in Norfolk. The MV Ruby had originally loaded its ammonium nitrate cargo from Russia's ...

Why was the explosion so massive? "The plant uses ammonium nitrate in fertilizer production, the same chemical used in 1995's Oklahoma City Bombing," says Siobhan Morris at Newstalk 1010.

When improperly stored or exposed to stressors like heat and pressure, ammonium nitrate can become highly unstable and explosive. Notably, ammonium nitrate was the same substance responsible for ...

Ammonium nitrate is a fertiliser which caused a huge explosion in Beruit in 2020, killing 218 people, after it was stored incorrectly. Ruby, the damaged cargo ship, has now left Margate.

A powerful explosion shook the city of Jos on Tuesday morning, sending shockwaves through surrounding communities. Eyewitnesses reported that the blast occurred around 10:30 am near the densely ...

Two patients injured in the explosion are in critical condition, University of Louisville Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jason Smith said during a news conference Tuesday night. Five other ...

“I’ll bet any amount of money that it has to do with that ammonia nitrate again, because I know that’s really explosive,” antique store owner Scott Nussbaum said. Cleanup across the community and the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two people are dead and at least ten people are injured after an explosion at a factory in Louisville's Clifton neighborhood. The incident was reported at the Givaudan Sense ...

One person is dead after a house explosion rocked a South Jordan neighborhood Wednesday. Severe damage could be seen on the backside of the home at the house located in the area of 10500 South and ...

The Beirut ammonium nitrate explosion The explosions that occurred on August 4, 2020, in Beirut, were linked to the accumulation of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been stored in the port ...