and were ignored for several years. At least according to Dutch news sources. But maybe the explosion experts on this board know better.Ammonium nitrate apparently has been the cause of several huge accidents over the past century: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonium_nitrate_disastersI guess the folks responsible for the AN in Beirut either didn't know or didn't care.Terrible event, I hope they somehow pull through without it setting off more trouble than they already have over there.
___________________"So this is what everybody's always talking about! Diablo! If only I'd known. The beauty! The beauty!"