Nearly 3,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate - taken from a ship off the coast of Beirut six years ago and then stored in a warehouse - has been blamed for the explosion that ripped through the port ...

Ammonium nitrate is commonly used as an agricultural fertiliser, but is also potentially explosive. Its presence in the waters off the busy city of Abidjan - home to more than six million people ...

The lawn and garden fertilizer plant is home to more than 300 tons of ammonium nitrate, and officials feared a potential explosion. According to local media, the fire started Monday night.