Massive explosion a Beirut port

Randomizer · 08-05-20, 01:44 PM

Here's an analysis piece from a pretty reliable analyst:

https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena...-up-in-beirut/

Early days yet and offered with the usual caveats:

High-order detonation of ~2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in bags in a dockside ware house probably equalled ~240 tonnes of TNT

Numerous, smaller pre-detonation explosions caught on film.

3.5-3.7 shock on the Richter Scale

Shock wave rattled windows in Cyprus

Large crater in the harbour now visible at scene of detonation.

Beirut customs officials had been trying to make the seized chemicals go away for several years. Pre-detonation photos of the warehouse show pretty sloppy storage and handling.

-C

08-05-20, 01:44 PM	#19
Randomizer Weps Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 366 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Here's an analysis piece from a pretty reliable analyst: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena...-up-in-beirut/ Early days yet and offered with the usual caveats: High-order detonation of ~2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in bags in a dockside ware house probably equalled ~240 tonnes of TNT Numerous, smaller pre-detonation explosions caught on film. 3.5-3.7 shock on the Richter Scale Shock wave rattled windows in Cyprus Large crater in the harbour now visible at scene of detonation. Beirut customs officials had been trying to make the seized chemicals go away for several years. Pre-detonation photos of the warehouse show pretty sloppy storage and handling. -C