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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. 2020 Beirut explosion Aftermath of the explosion, with the destroyed grain silos to the left and the flooded blast crater to the right. Date 4 August 2020 (2020-08-04) Time 18:08:18 EEST (UTC+03:00) Venue Port of Beirut Location Beirut, Lebanon Coordinates 33°54′05″N 35°31′09″E ...
Ammonium nitrate is an important fertilizer with NPK rating 34-0-0 (34% nitrogen). [17] It is less concentrated than urea (46-0-0), giving ammonium nitrate a slight transportation disadvantage. Ammonium nitrate's advantage over urea is that it is more stable and does not rapidly lose nitrogen to the atmosphere.
Oppau explosion – A tower silo loaded with 4,000 tons of ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate exploded at a BASF plant. 1 March 1924 United States: Nixon, New Jersey: 20 2 1924 Nixon Nitration Works disaster – An ammonium nitrate processing plant managed by Lewis Nixon exploded, destroying the town of Nixon. 10 March 1930 United Kingdom
MV Rhosus was a general cargo ship that was abandoned in Beirut, Lebanon, after the ship was declared unseaworthy and the charterers lost interest in the cargo. The 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate which the ship was carrying was confiscated and brought to shore in 2014, and later contributed to the catastrophic 2020 Beirut explosion.
Tovex is a 50/50 aqueous solution of ammonium nitrate and methylammonium nitrate (sometimes also called monomethylamine nitrate, or PR-M), sensitized fuels, and other ingredients including sodium nitrate prills, finely divided (paint-grade) aluminum, finely divided coal, proprietary materials to make some grades cap sensitive, and thickening agents to enhance water resistance and to act as ...
Online videos of the disaster's initial moments show sparks and lights inside the smoke rising from the blaze, just prior to the massive blast Fireworks, ammonium nitrate likely fueled Beirut ...
240 tonnes of ammonium nitrate in sacks exploded after being hit by a shell from a nearby fire in a munitions train. [6] Belgium Tessenderlo: 29 April 1942: 189 150 An attempt to disaggregate a pile of 150 tonnes of ammonium nitrate with industrial explosives killed 189 people and wounded another 900. [7] United States Texas City: 16 April 1947 ...
Beirut Naval Base (Arabic: قاعدة بيروت البحرية, romanized: Kaidat Beirut al Bahriyah) is the first naval base and the headquarters of the Lebanese Navy, established in 1950. The base comprises a part of Port of Beirut , [ 1 ] and was affected by the massive ammonium nitrate explosion on 4 August 2020.