tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122514974659083342.post7794783434226220068..comments2024-02-02T22:30:20.736-05:00Comments on Chemical Facility Security News: Ammonium Nitrate DangersPJCoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390039682578324978noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122514974659083342.post-28805457785673799632013-07-23T23:20:47.164-04:002013-07-23T23:20:47.164-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Alphonsehttp://topconvertiblecarseatreviews.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122514974659083342.post-76879553588099887292013-06-10T09:20:25.442-04:002013-06-10T09:20:25.442-04:00As a recently retired first responder (FDNY) with ...As a recently retired first responder (FDNY) with some pretty significant Haz Mat training (including some very hands on explosives classes) your report is the first I have read that is consistant with my training. This information needs to get out to the communities that need it.Anthony Carbonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122514974659083342.post-51098706676187779312013-06-04T06:09:44.981-04:002013-06-04T06:09:44.981-04:00Thanks for the correction about LPG vs Natural Gas...Thanks for the correction about LPG vs Natural Gas. Anyone who has had to convert a gas stove to LPG knows there are significant differences between the two.<br />The issue still remains that there are more common hazardous materials than ammonium nitrate that we accept every day in our lives as acceptable risks.PJCoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03390039682578324978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122514974659083342.post-1856241916274485422013-06-03T12:24:48.815-04:002013-06-03T12:24:48.815-04:00The Little General Store event involved liquified ...The Little General Store event involved liquified petroleum gas (LPG), not natural gas. These two substances are chemically and therefore energetically different. See this page for an explanation of the differences. http://drchemical.com.au/whats-the-difference-between-lpg-and-natural-gas/<br /><br />David E. PriceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122514974659083342.post-67319942383164930162013-06-01T10:01:36.502-04:002013-06-01T10:01:36.502-04:00There have been other incidents where bulk storage...There have been other incidents where bulk storage have exploded. For example the Morgan Loading Plant in 1918 in New Jersey. <br />Other factors can cause the product to detonate, you do not need contamination, just the correct pressure and temperature.<br />It is way too early to say what happened or did not happen inn West Texas. Too early to make broad statements about what caused the incident too include the detonation of a large quantity of product.<br />Bill Shirley<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com