In the video you see flashes before the explosion witnesses say they thought they were fireworks.
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Ammonium nitrate is not an explosive, it needs to mixed with a fuel. Ammonium nitrate provides the oxidiser only.
Quote from LiveScience:Ammonium nitrate is not an explosive, it needs to mixed with a fuel. Ammonium nitrate provides the oxidiser only.
Once a reaction is sparked, ammonium nitrate explodes violently. The explosive force occurs when solid ammonium nitrate decomposes very rapidly into two gases, nitrous oxide and water vapor.
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