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  2. Fire - Wikipedia

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    Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) ... This loss of nitrogen produces a long-term reduction in the fertility of the soil, ...

  3. Port Neal fertilizer plant explosion - Wikipedia

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    The Port Neal fertilizer plant explosion occurred on December 13, 1994 in the ammonium nitrate plant at the Terra International, Inc., Port Neal Complex, 16 mi (26 km) south of Sioux City, Iowa, United States. [1]

  4. Hypoxic air technology for fire prevention - Wikipedia

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    Hypoxic air technology for fire prevention, also known as oxygen reduction system (ORS), is an active fire protection technique based on a permanent reduction of the oxygen concentration in the protected rooms. Unlike traditional fire suppression systems that usually extinguish fire after it is detected, hypoxic air is able to prevent fire.

  5. What is the red fire retardant dropped by planes to ... - AOL

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    A DC-10 dumps fire retardant on Mandeville Canyon Road on Jan 11, 2025, during a battle to save the homes in the Brentwood community from the Palisades Fire that started on Jan. 7.

  6. Oxy-fuel combustion process - Wikipedia

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    Since the nitrogen component of air is not heated, fuel consumption is reduced, and higher flame temperatures are possible. Historically, the primary use of oxy-fuel combustion has been in welding and cutting of metals, especially steel, since oxy-fuel allows for higher flame temperatures than can be achieved with an air-fuel flame. [1]

  7. When houses are fuel: Why firefighting was no match for a ...

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    During California’s deadliest fire on record — the Camp Fire in Paradise that killed 85 people in 2018 — some homes built to the new codes “still burned to the ground,” Rose said.

  8. List of ammonium nitrate incidents and disasters - Wikipedia

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    The Summers Fertilizer Company plant suffered a fire, causing 400 tons of stored ammonium nitrate to be consumed by fire. There was no explosion. [1] - Red Sea: 23 January 1953: 0 A fire was detected on the Finnish cargo ship Tirrenia on 23 January 1953, while it was carrying ammonium nitrate. Attempts to extinguish the fire with steam were ...

  9. Scientists link surge in heavy metals in soil to California ...

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    A view of flames and giant smoke over the sky as a fire erupted at Moss Landing Power Plant on Thursday that located on Pacific Coast Highway in Moss Landing of Monterey Bay, CA, Jan. 17, 2025.