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Should Novacastrians be concerned about their ammonium nitrate storage facility?

A military helicopter trying to put out a fire at the Beirut port after the explosion
A military helicopter trying to put out a fire at the Beirut port after the explosion Source: Getty

Residents of Newcastle, north of Sydney, are calling for the removal of 12,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate being stored in their port facility.


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By Julia Carr-Catzel, Jarni Blakkarly

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Residents of Newcastle, north of Sydney, are calling for the removal of 12,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate being stored in their port facility.



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