CHENNAI: Indian customs authorities have seized a container with 740 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, the chemical that caused this week's deadly blast ...
Customs authorities in the south Indian port city of Chennai said a large consignment of the chemical had been stored at a site about 20km from the city.
"The seized cargo is securely stored and safety of the cargo and public is ensured considering the hazardous nature of the cargo," they said in a statement late on Thursday.There was no residential area within 2km of the freight station where the consignment has been stored, they said. Ammonium nitrate is used to make fertilizers and explosives, mainly used by the quarrying industry in India.
The consignment was imported in 2015 by Amman Chemicals, a company based in Tamil Nadu state, and was confiscated on arrival due to an alleged violation of import rules, a customs official said.P Kumaresan, a partner at Amman Chemicals, declined to comment on the consignment, saying he was in a meeting.
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