Ammonium nitrate, the chemical that caused the massive Beirut blast, cannot be stored in the ports in any ways, the Department of Explosives has warned. “It’s our routine work, but the Beirut incident obviously has raised an alarm. He noted that no explosives are allowed to be stored in the ports. Bangladesh imports some ammonium nitrate for medical and mining purposes. Hafiz said the department sent notices to Spectra Group, Islam Oxygen, Bangladesh Industrial Gas Limited, the coal mines and the stone quarries asking them for data on the ammonium nitrate they have.

Source: bd News24 August 13, 2020 15:00 UTC