Ammonium Nitrate Disasters - Barracas, Spain, 2004

Barracas, Spain, 2004

  • A truck carrying 25 tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertilizer exploded half an hour after a traffic accident on March 9, 2004, killing two people and injuring three others. The explosion, which could be heard at a distance of 10 km (6.2 mi) caused a crater five metres deep.

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