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iSnow on April 18, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Fertilizer plant explodes near Waco, Texas

Well they certainly do happen:

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppau_explosion

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_Disaster

Ammonium nitrate is nothing to trifle with: "As all involved died in the explosion, the causes are not clear",

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