On April 16, 1947, French cargo ship in Galveston Bay exploded, killing nearly 600. It spawned first big class-action lawsuit ...

Ammonium nitrate, which Lebanese authorities have said was the cause of the Beirut blast, is an odorless crystalline substance commonly used as a fertilizer that has been the cause of numerous ...

The colossal explosion in Lebanon’s capital this week was apparently caused when more than 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate, a highly volatile chemical, detonated. The stockpile had been left for years ...

A fertilizer explosion that killed 15 people and injured dozens in West, Texas, in April 2013 was intentionally set, government officials said during a press conference Wednesday. "The fire has been ...

After a deadly blast involving the chemical at the port in Lebanon's capital city, Beirut, residents of Newcastle, north of Sydney, are calling for the removal of 12,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate ...