Beirut Blast: How does yield of 2\,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate compare against Halifax explosion\, Hiroshima bombing?

Beirut Blast: How does yield of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate compare against Halifax explosion, Hiroshima bombing?

DNA Wednesday, 5 August 2020 ()
According to the Lebanese authorities, the blast was caused by improper storage of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, which is equivalent to 1,800 tonnes of TNT. The Halifax Explosion in 1917 involved 2,653 tonnes of various explosives while the Hiroshima bomb was equivalent to 13,000 tonnes of TNT.
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