The vapor cloud explosion was so forceful that two lifeguards at the beach were blown off their chairs. Roughly 3 miles away, David Earl Walker’s house rattled. “I heard something go boom ...

The opening of the vessel created a vapor cloud that ignited ... four "critical safety issues" that CSB said contributed to the explosion. These included liquid overflow prevention, which ...

The tank's shell "was propelled off its foundation," striking an aqua ammonia storage tank and causing a 26,000-pound aqua ...