(PARIS and LONDON) — An explosion at a warehouse stocked with 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate in the Beirut port changed the face of a city almost instantly. The exact cause of the Beirut blast is ...

(Reuters) - A massive warehouse explosion in Beirut killed at least 100 people and injured nearly 4,000. Lebanese President Michel Aoun said 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate had been stored for six ...

The colossal explosion in Lebanon's capital this week was apparently caused when more than 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate, a highly volatile chemical, detonated. The stockpile had been left for years ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Winston-Salem fire crews are on high alert for possible explosions as the Weaver Fertilizer Plant continues to burn Tuesday. The fire started Monday night on North Cherry Street ...

The high-intensity blast near the iconic Red Fort in Delhi that killed nine on November 10, 2025, is reported to have involved Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil (ANFO) and detonators, sources reveal.

Ammonium nitrate, which Lebanese authorities have said was the cause of the Beirut blast, is an odorless crystalline substance commonly used as a fertilizer that has been the cause of numerous ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — If you want to know why fire officials are worried about the raging blaze at a fertilizer plant in Winston-Salem, where ammonium nitrate is stored, you have to look no ...

Ammonium nitrate is a crystal-like white solid commonly used as a source of nitrogen for agricultural fertiliser. But it can also be combined with fuel oils to create an explosive used in the mining ...

A massive explosion at a Russian ammonium nitrate facility has triggered widespread concern after dramatic footage of the blast spread online. Ammonium nitrate, a highly volatile industrial chemical, ...