Missing chemicals nothing more than clerical error
Posted Jan 6, 2010 7:09 pm.
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The case of two missing bags of ammonium nitrate, an ingredient that can be used to make explosives, has been solved.
In fact, RCMP say the bags weren’t actually missing and instead it was a clerical error made by the company that reported the problem in the first place.
Mounties say U.S. energy firm Kinder Morgan called them late Wednesday afternoon to report all 6,000 bags of ammonium nitrate shipped last fall to B.C. from Alberta have been accounted for.
The news came about a half hour after RCMP issued a statement saying two one-tonne bags of the chemical compound were unaccounted for.
RCMP say they are satisfied that no product is missing and will meet with company representatives tomorrow to review the documentation and source of the discrepancy.
Ammonium nitrate is commonly used as a high-nitrogen fertilizer for agricultural purposes, but has also been used as an oxidizing agent in explosives.
