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PolitiFact Ohio derailment is just the latest serious industrial accident in the U.S.
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Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast Killed Several, Injured Dozens : The Two-Way : NPR
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PBS NewsHour, Advocates push for oversight to prevent chemical disasters, Season 2023
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Texas Fertilizer Explosion Recalls French Disaster - Bloomberg
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What Is Ammonium Nitrate And Why Did It Devastate Beirut?
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What Is Ammonium Nitrate, the Chemical That Exploded in Beirut? - Scientific American
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Fire That Left 15 Dead at Texas Fertilizer Plant Is Ruled Intentional - The New York Times
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9 of the world's worst industrial disasters
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Fertilizer Plant Disaster Echoes Port Of Texas City Explosion, The Worst Industrial Accident Ever
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Report: Not Enough Done Since West Explosion
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A look at some deadly explosions involving ammonium nitrate
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A look at America's deadliest industrial accidents