The ammonium nitrate explosion described as occurring at a storage facility in April 2013 happened in which location?

The ammonium nitrate explosion described as occurring at a storage facility in April 2013 happened in which location?

• A. Dallas, Texas
• B. Houston, Texas
• C. Beaumont, Texas
• D. West, Texas

Answer: (D)

Ammonium nitrate stored in large quantities can explode when exposed to heat or fire, and a major real-world example is the 2013 disaster at a fertilizer facility. That incident occurred at the West Fertilizer Company in the town of West, Texas, near Waco, on April 17, 2013. So the location described is West, Texas. The other cities—Dallas, Houston, Beaumont—did not host this particular explosion.

Ammonium nitrate stored in large quantities can explode when exposed to heat or fire, and a major real-world example is the 2013 disaster at a fertilizer facility. That incident occurred at the West Fertilizer Company in the town of West, Texas, near Waco, on April 17, 2013. So the location described is West, Texas. The other cities—Dallas, Houston, Beaumont—did not host this particular explosion.