Is Ammonium nitrate (AN) a red powder?
I see a large reddish brown smoke or powder cloud before the explosion.
Was the AN dissipating and less contained to explode?
Would the air mixed with the AN make the explosion worse, kind of like grain dust?
There appeared to be a lot of the red/brown cloud even after the explosion.
I understand AN needs to be packed tight along with an oil to do any good.
As I have read, an AN explosion is relatively slow.
The explosion in Beirut appeared to be too sudden for AN.
Just asking