Ammonium nitrate
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Ammonium nitrate is a chemical compound with the formula NH4NO3. It is a white crystalline salt consisting of ions of ammonium and nitrate. It is highly soluble in water and hygroscopic as a solid, bu
Ammonium Nitrate
2015 Tianjin explosions
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On 12 August 2015, a series of explosions at the Port of Tianjin in Tianjin, Northern China, killed 173 people, according to official reports, and injured hundreds of others. The explosions occurred a
Ammonium nitrate
…occurred. Examples include the Oppau explosion of 1921 (one of the largest artificial non-nuclear explosions), the Texas City disaster of 1947, the 2015 Tianjin explosions in China, and the 2020 Beirut explosion. Ammonium nitrate can explode through two mechanisms…
Fireball from the second explosion
Destroyed car at Donghai Road Station
Two security inspectors wearing dust masks near the site of the explosion
The entrance to Haigang Park, built on the site of the original explosion, in 2021