Port Neal, Iowa, 1994
- At about 6:06 am on December 13, 1994, two explosions rocked the Port Neal, Iowa ammonium nitrate processing plant operated by Terra Industries. Four people were killed and 18 injured. Approximately 5,700 tons of anhydrous ammonia were released and releases of ammonia continued for six days after the explosions. Groundwater under the processing plant was contaminated by chemicals released as a result of the blast. The timing of the explosion occurred prior to the start of the arrival of the 8:00am shift personnel, or the death toll may have been larger.
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