Blast in Ryongchon

By Railway Gazette International and Murray Hughes2004-05-01T10:00:00

MYSTERY surrounds a huge explosion at Ryongchon in North Korea on April 22. Initial reports said that it had been caused by the collision of two fuel trains, but later accounts blamed the explosion on the ignition of ammonium nitrate from contact with overhead power cables.

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