In the wake of the deadly blast in Lebanese city of Beirut that claimed the lives of over 100 people, the customs department has asked the Chennai explosive material lying in their warehouse to meet safety and fire standards and pose no danger to People's lives.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has also issued a similar instruction to all its field offices across the country and given them deadline of 48 hours.
Sources say at least 740 tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate, the same chemical that is said to have exploded in the Lebanese Capital city, is stored in several freight containers in Chennai since 2015 after it was seized by authorities from a company.
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According to sources, the Petroleum Explosive Safety Organisation(PESO) is looking into the status of the chemical as it could turn Lethal if kept unused for a long period.
Huge explosion that took place on Tuesday in Beirut left about 157 people dead and 5000 injured. More than 2000 metric tons of Ammonium Nitrate stored in a warehouse in the Beirut port has emerged as the possible source of the blast.
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