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title: "The Tianjin explosion was the largest ammonium nitrate explosion that…"
date: 2020-08-05
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# The Tianjin explosion was the largest ammonium nitrate explosion that…

*August 5, 2020 · Facebook*

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The Tianjin explosion was the largest ammonium nitrate explosion that I was aware of prior to today:\
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Tianjin_explosions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Tianjin_explosions){target="_blank"}\
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However, it was only the fourth most deadly, with 189 killed. The most deadly\--the Grandcamp explosion in 1947\--killed 581 people.\
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonium_nitrate_disasters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonium_nitrate_disasters){target="_blank"}\
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Today\'s explosion in Beirut will probably end up in the top five.
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