Massive explosion at Beirut port
 

Apparently silo grains went off. A lot of damage and injuries


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzIuaoc-UYs

I read a bit about it..and in the usual order it came up racket attack etc.etc speculation in other words. But clearly a very powerful explosion..can also perhaps include an insurance case.

Here they have said it could have been the fireworks warehouse which is placed at the harbour.

Edit
It was, according to Lebanese authorities' confiscated highly explosive materials
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Markus

Massive explosion in Beirut
 

Wow, crazy!

https://www.foxnews.com/world/explos...capital-beirut

The 2nd video is extraordinary, before the camera pulls away it looks like a shock wave blowing everything straight up. It's the video captioned "Stunning video shows explosions just minutes ago at Beirut port".

Yeah, there a lot of lights and sparkles in the base of the cloud before the explosion.

Don't want to be the one who is spoiling a good thread

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...20#post2687120

Markus

You can actually see the moisture in the air being turned to steam by the heat of the fireball. :o

A new explosion in the same area ....:hmmm:

Currently believed to be 2700 tons of ammonium nitrate improperly stored in a warehouse offloaded six years ago from an impounded ship. Who started the fire that found the warehouse?

No kidding? 2700 tons of ammonium nitrate...this is huge. :o

Thank you! As you say ... how could this happen, someone has obviously had an intent.

Rescuers are searching for survivors after a huge explosion in Beirut's port area on Tuesday.

At least 100 people are known to have died in the blast, which injured thousands more.

It was caused by 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored unsafely in a warehouse, Lebanon's president says.

The port appears to have been entirely destroyed, while buildings across the city sustained damage.

Up to 300,000 people have been left homeless, Beirut's governor says.

Three days of mourning have been declared in the country, already suffering from an economic crisis and the pandemic.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/worl...-east-53664184

It's so sad seeing this city and this country clobbered once again. My thoughts are with those, who lost their families, friends and loved ones.