Due you consider the effects of explosions from nearby plants that can affect you? Shrapnel from explosions can be thrown a large distance. In one case an urea plant reactor top flange and attached head from vessel were thrown about 385 feet (117.4 meters) after it failed due to environmental stress cracking. Read the report in this link
Another incident (courtesy of osha.gov) is given below:
On May 1, 1991, at the IMC Fertilizer, Inc., (IMCF)/Angus Chemical Company plant located in Sterlington, LA, a fire occurred in the area of a waste gas vent compressor (RJ-291) in the nitroparaffins (NP) plant. A few moments after the fire started, a series of explosions destroyed a large section of the NP plant, sending shrapnel north and east of the plant. Large debris weighing up to 150 pounds was hurled almost a mile away. Employees #1 through #8 of IMCF were killed and 42 were injured. In addition, approximately 70 residents of the town were injured and numerous businesses and residences were severely damaged.
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