What is ammonium nitrate?

Brut America

Ammonium nitrate is the suspected cause of the devastating explosion in Beirut.   Here's a look at the numerous explosions — some accidental, others criminal — that have been caused by this chemical compound.

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00:00because it is unacceptable to have a shipment of ammonium nitrate

00:05estimated at 2,750 tons

00:08that has been in a warehouse for six years

00:12without taking preventive measures.

01:00To tell you, I was much concerned,

01:20maybe even more concerned,

01:22about the dangers that exist from,

01:25in effect, household products combined

01:28with the wrong combination can create devastation.

01:31It's just fertilizer.

01:58It's just fertilizer.

02:27I have never seen such destruction in my life,

02:32in this size and in this magnitude.

02:34This is a national disaster.

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