[News] Major explosion in Beirut

[Madafwo]

That bottom angle is horrific. You have to fear that was a live stream and the person filming it may no longer be of this mortal coil.

I watched it twice and only the second time did I watch it until the end, and pay attention to the surroundings.

Those people on the road didn't stand a chance.

 

[A1X]

I have no theories as to what may have gone on here whatsoever, however this being the catalyst for WW3 would be a very ‘2020’ thing to happen. I know, shit things happen every year but this one’s a doozy, ain’t she?

It's like the last series of Game of Thrones. Oh sure, you know it's probable everyone is going to die in a rush in the next little while, but at least it keeps us guessing a bit as to how...

 

[Gabbafella]

One of the most terrifying explosions I've ever seen. God knows there must have been something VERY explosive in that building.

Watch the video for the explosion that happened at a place called Pepcon, a rocket fuel depot. Luckily it was in a desert as the second explosion causes the most unbelievable shockwave that decimates all the surrounding buildings.

 

[FloatLeft]

The first explosion caused a grey cloud of smoke.

The smoke generated by the second explosion is almost red.

I wonder if that’s a product of the chemicals involved or because of the geography of the area (red sand)?

 

[A1X]

I have since ruled out my theory regarding the silos and it being a chemical reaction. Watch the bottom tweet!

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Just before the second explosion a bus pulls up on the road. Given what looks to be happening to the building right next to it (in the half second before the camera loses the shot) I dread to think what may have become of the passengers on it.

 

[Driver8]

They must have been building some serious fireworks in there.

 

[Acker79]

Quite a few posts in here still discussing fireworks, suggesting the below tweet may have been overlooked. The Director general of the Lebanon Public Security has already said it was not a firework factory (according to al jazeera)

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The official word is sodium nitrate confiscated from a ship and stored nearby.

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I don't know if that is true or if they are hiding something for whatever reason, but the official line is not a fireworks accident.\

Also:

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Lebanese PM's wife, daughter and consultants 'slightly injured'

 

[Motogull]

Stone me that's horrible. I can only hope there were no fire fighters in close attendance.

You can't have too much H&S where fireworks are concerned (assuming fireworks were the cause here) because that looks daisy cutter in appearance.

 

[Acker79]

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[dazzer6666]

Quite a few posts in here still discussing fireworks, suggesting the below tweet may have been overlooked. The Director general of the Lebanon Public Security has already said it was not a firework factory (according to al jazeera)



The official word is sodium nitrate confiscated from a ship and stored nearby.

[tweet]1290698269421600770[/tweet]

I don't know if that is true or if they are hiding something for whatever reason, but the official line is not a fireworks accident.\

Also:

[tweet]1290696270747705346[/tweet]

Lebanese PM's wife, daughter and consultants 'slightly injured'

Sodium nitrate sounds plausible. Fireworks doesn’t.

 

[Driver8]

Sodium nitrate sounds plausible. Fireworks doesn’t.

If one was stored next door to the other?

 

[LamieRobertson]

Horrific

 

[spongy]

Looks like a similar force to the Pepcon explosion in the US years ago.

Pepcon used to make rocket fuel for the shuttles.

https://youtu.be/_KuGizBjDXo

 

[Poojah]

Just before the second explosion a bus pulls up on the road. Given what looks to be happening to the building right next to it (in the half second before the camera loses the shot) I dread to think what may have become of the passengers on it.

Here’s the same clip in slow motion. Regrettably, I don’t see how anyone on that road could have survived that.

https://vimeo.com/444654739

 

[GT49er]

Wow, nice jump.

Perhaps he's a hard left Labour supporter? You know, the anti-semitic wing that doesn't exist ................................








Horrible thing to happen, whatever the cause; hope there aren't as many casualties as looks likely.

 

[Acker79]

Here’s the same clip in slow motion. Regrettably, I don’t see how anyone on that road could have survived that.

https://vimeo.com/444654739

 

[Gabbafella]

So far, 27 dead, 2500 injured.

 

[Poojah]

https://vimeo.com/444654739

Thanks for fixing whatever it is I did wrong there.

 

[Algernon]

Ammunition ship:

Mexican fireworks factory :

 

[Razzoo]

So terrible, Just when you think 2020 couldn't get any worse.