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Rail company investigates disappearance of 30 tons of explosive ammonium nitrate during shipment

  • pounds of ammonium nitrate disappeared from a rail shipment between Wyoming and California.
  • The rail car was sealed, but the chemical was missing when it arrived at its destination.
  • Four government agencies are investigating how the chemical vanished during the journey.
  • Although volatile, authorities do not believe the ammonium nitrate poses a public threat at this time.
  • The rail company says the chemical may have fallen from the rail car, though the seals were intact upon delivery.
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