To date, there has been a century’s worth of ammonium nitrate (AN) disasters within transportation and storage facilities.
By ALEX ING/NFPA
Fertilizer linked to two historic mass casualty incidents in Texas.
ATF investigation at West, Texas, focused on criminal possibilities rather than inherent instability of the explosive fertilizer.
2014 IFW article outlined the many unknowns related this common yet dangerous fertilizer.
Blast at fertilizer storage facility killed 15 people and caused hundreds of injuries.
Massive blast at fertilizer plant in West, Texas, killed 15, injured hundreds
Occam’s razor is a principle stating that an explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is most likely to be correct.
Hazardous Materials Storage - Ammonium Nitrate
Events at West focus on plant's 'seed room'
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