The port of Senegal's capital Dakar on Thursday said it had requested the removal of around 2,700 tonnes of highly explosive ammonium nitrate stored in its complex - the same volume of the chemical that caused Beirut's devastating port blast this month.
FILE PHOTO: A damaged tire is seen beside transport trucks as they wait in a line to be loaded with goods destined for neighboring Mali at the port in Dakar, Senegal April 30, 2020. Picture taken April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo
The unidentified owner of the stockpile has found a warehouse to store the industrial chemical outside the city, according to the general directorate of the port, which sits next to Dakar’s densely populated downtown. The port strictly adheres to international rules for the management and storage of dangerous materials, it said.
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