A man tossed a cigarette into a ship’s cargo hold—and accidentally set a whole city on fire

Surplus military explosives were once sold as fertilizer, with no thought spared for their flammability.
Mentour Pilot on MSN

2,750 tonnes of fertilizer exploded then a city full of people was hit by the blast

In August 2020, a massive explosion ripped through the Port of Beirut, devastating large sections of the city and killing ...
Christian Science Monitor

Texas plant explosion: A deadly 1947 explosion in Texas City was also caused by ammonium nitrate

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
LBCI Lebanon

Toxic time bomb averted: Hazardous flammable materials removed from Beirut Port

Nearly six years after the ammonium nitrate explosion that devastated Beirut on August 4, 2020, Lebanese authorities ...
Houston Chronicle

How a 1947 Texas City explosion became America's deadliest industrial disaster, changed U.S. history

Join us on a journey to better understand Houston, one question at a time. Sign up to get the Houston Explained newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday. On the morning of April 16, 1947, a ...

Bruce Hwy at Bororen, near Gladstone, closed after serious crash involving truck carrying hazardous materials

The driver of a ute that crashed head-on with a B-double truck carrying ammonium nitrate, causing a massive explosion on ...