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To: Pikachu_Dad
I still don't have near enough information on the West, Texas plant to render an opinion on the probable cause of the explosion.

There was another FR thread this morning postulating that the plant was storing more ammonium nitrate than they were reporting because they did not have the required proper facilities and safety systems for the larger amount, being unwilling to pay the costs of those improvements.

However those are unconfirmed reports and may be inaccurate or false.

45 posted on 04/20/2013 9:41:30 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: Navy Patriot

USA Today http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/2095817

They claimed 270 tons of Ammonium Nitrate. (What kind of ton - the 2000 lb/ton?) 540,000 lbs of Am Nitrate? That would have to be in the two large buildings.

Presuming the round buildings North side were grain storage.

If true, How big a volume is that?


48 posted on 04/20/2013 10:05:44 PM PDT by Pikachu_Dad (Impeach Sen Quinn)
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To: Navy Patriot

From USA Today, we get the Adair Grain Inc 2012 Tier 2 Report - Via msnbcmedia.
Reporting period Jan 1 to Dec 31 2012. Printed April 18, 2013

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/Sections/NEWS/Adair%20Grain%20Inc%202012%20Tier%202%20Report.pdf


50 posted on 04/20/2013 11:00:30 PM PDT by Pikachu_Dad (Impeach Sen Quinn)
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