The lawn and garden fertilizer plant is home to more than 300 tons of ammonium nitrate, and officials feared a potential explosion. According to local media, the fire started Monday night.

The West Fertilizer Company explosion began with a fire that ignited 30 tons of ammonium nitrate, erupting with the force of ...

Investigators have determined that ammonium nitrate was the cause of the explosion at a West, Texas, fertilizer plant last month that killed 14 people and injured some 200 more, a spokeswoman for ...

French cargo ship in Galveston Bay exploded, killing nearly 600. It spawned first big class-action lawsuit against U.S. government ...

A semi-truck carrying explosives overturned Tuesday afternoon in Rowan County, and officials at about 3:20 p.m. issued a shelter-in-place order for residents out of an abundance of caution. North ...

Well, the professionals have seen it. Fire truck manufacturer BME said: "Wood and other ordinary combustibles will commonly ...

In 1947, the French vessel the SS Grandcamp was carrying ammonium nitrate, a material used to produce bombs during World War II and later turned into fertilizer. After a fire, 2,300 tons of the ...

The tanker was carrying 42 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, which triggered an explosion ... are spot fires along the rail corridor. Queensland Fire and Rescue said scientific testing, including ...