From hurricanes and floods to explosions and tornadoes, Texas has faced some of the nation’s most catastrophic events.

Ammonium nitrate is still used in areas like Central Texas that have alkaline soils, because it works better, says Theo Udeigwe, a professor of soil chemistry at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.

The beginning of the end happened when an ammonium nitrate explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. killed 15 people, injured 200 others, and resulted in the eventual destruction of more than 300 homes.

Ammonium Nitrate Accident Findings Safety board investigation of Texas explosion faults company, as well as government regulations and oversight by Jeff Johnson ...

Ten years after fertilizer explosion, the impact ripples through one Texas town. And experts warn more work is needed to avert ammonium nitrate disaster.

Dr. Vyto Babrauskas told WFAA that the risk of another catastrophic accident involving ammonium nitrate remains incredibly real nationwide.

Texas City, Texas, on Galveston Bay was the scene of the nation’s deadliest industrial accident 75 years ago this month. On April 16, 1947 a French ship carrying ammonium nitrate fertilizer blew ...

On the morning of April 16th, 1947, a ship carrying ammonium nitrate exploded at the Texas City loading dock.

Texas City firefighters bow their heads in prayer during a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Texas City Disaster, the deadliest industrial accident in United States history ...

Sixty-six years almost to the day after the Texas City disaster – April 17, 2013 - an ammonium nitrate fertilizer explosion devastated another Texas town.