Yes, but the loss of life could have been much much worse.
Any is too much, but in spite of the rumors, it was the blame of the Palestinians. They knew the fertilizer was unstable and that it was badly packaged. Photo’s I saw looked like super size seed bags (there were elevators near them). And it had been stored in woven bags that let moisture in. The fertilizer draws moisture from the atmosphere and that warehouse was right on the water.
The bulk fertilizer was removed from a ship that was having problems.
Don’t they have to mix it with some diesel or kerosene?