Large ammonium nitrate stores in Australia cause local residents serious concern
2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded, destroying vast areas of Beirut. As much as four times that amount is stored in a facility near Newcastle, Australia - Getty Images /Getty Images Europe/ Residents in and around Newcastle, Australia, have expressed fears about the town’s vast stockpile of – which could be almost four times bigger than the amount that exploded in Beirut. Between 6,000 and 12,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate is stored at Orica's Kooragang plant in the New South Wales town. Lebanon's Interior Minister said The plant is ...
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