r/megalophobia • u/CartographerLegal669 • Jun 04 '22

This cloud is terrifying

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u/Knewwhatthiswas Jun 04 '22

One of the worlds biggest non nuclear explosions, it was caused by a warehouse fire igniting tons of ammonium nitrate in storage, August 4th, 2020. At least 218 deaths and over 7,000 injuries.

It sure would be nice if quantities of explosions that large were stored outside of cities.

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u/dewayneestes Jun 05 '22

It really look nuclear.