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Sparks from their welding work ignited a supply of fireworks, which had been stored next to the ammonium nitrate cache. Seems a little unfair to blame this sol
by Johnny555 6y ago
Sparks from their welding work ignited a supply of fireworks, which had been stored next to the ammonium nitrate cache.
Seems a little unfair to blame this solely on welders -- the root cause was whoever decided it was a good idea to store 2700 tons of explosive fertilizer so close to a city.
Secondary is whoever decided it was a good idea to store fireworks in the warehouse that stored this explosive fertilizer.
Last on the list is the welders that were told to work on this door near the fireworks and fertilizer.
- gorbachev 6y agoForgot the people who thought it'd be a good idea to contract welders to do the work knowing what stored nearby.
- tim333 6y ago>explosive fertilizer Seems it may have been made for use as a straight explosive rather than fertilizer: https://twitter.com/ArmsControlWonk/status/1290795532701425664 https://twitter.com/ArmsControlWonk/status/12907955327014256...
- azernik 6y agoNote that this is specifically in a form factor made for mining explosives (i.e. to be mixed with oil at the worksite to make ANFO) - not necessarily very convenient for military use.