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.