A HUGE explosion erupted in Beirut on August 4 causing 100 deaths and nearly 4,000 injuries. It has been reported that the cause of the explosion in the Lebanon capital was ammonium nitrate. But what ...

If, as seems to be the case, the Beirut explosion was caused by thousands of tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse, the blast demonstrates the deadly potential of this common agricultural ...

Experts believe the cause of the explosion is linked to 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate that had been stored at a warehouse at the port in Lebanon's capital since 2014. Ammonium nitrate is a chemical ...

WASHINGTON, United States — Ammonium nitrate, which Lebanese authorities have said caused the devastating Beirut blast, is an odorless crystalline substance commonly used as a fertilizer that has been ...

Blasts in Lebanon's capital have left at least 135 people dead and more than 5,000 injured, overwhelming hospitals during a global pandemic. Lebanon has subsequently declared a state of emergency. The ...

Ammonium nitrate was one of the compounds that ignited in a North Korea train explosion in 2004 that killed 161. — AFP/Files WASHINGTON: Lebanese authorities have said that the cause of the ...