Lebanon: Large explosion (Fireworks/Ammonium Nitrate Storage) heard in capital Beirut
 

Multiplie People
injured


A Big Blast


https://news.sky.com/story/lebanon-l...eirut-12042456

lemme guess, ISIL is behind this attack

Could be, Nicky,
they are making sure it is Terrorism
and not a Gas blast.



[A large explosion has been heard in the Lebanese capital Beirut,
with thick smoke billowing from the city centre.
The blast occurred in the port area containing warehouses
and rippled through several areas of the capital,
shattering windows and doors, according to two security sources.
Local media reported that a huge column of smoke was seen rising over the city.
Residents reported windows being blown out and ceilings dropping.]


Update :Reports it's a Warehouse
that stores Fireworks

****ing hell

Yes a Massive amount of Fireworks stored.

Damn and the year just got worse for Lebanon

At least it's a Fireworks Storage
Not Terrorism.

i hope this is just an accident.

:omgno:

if not ISIL, maybe Hezbollah behind this


i mean just found out from a friend of mine on discord that they are still out there

and tbh Lebanon is more their territory than ISIL's

It was heard in Cyprus, it was that big!

10 dead is the initial figure. but this will rise.

it could rise yes, as there are quite some in critical condition still

let's hope it won't go up too much, and those injured will pull through this

Omg that is scary.

That’s gotta be the biggest explosion I’ve ever seen I think. Jesus.

Muslims groups are trying blame Israel already. Pathetic.

No Nicky
its a Fireworks Storage
Confirmed

Yes Loads of Fireworks stored
in one Compact Warehouse

the BBC are saying that there are a lot of fake videos being posted

That's no fireworks factory :/

yes it is

...at least 10 dead are the reports atm...:sad:..



BEIRUT (Reuters) - A huge explosion near the centre of Beirut killed at least 10 people, injured hundreds and sent shockwaves across the Lebanese capital, shattering windows and causing apartment balconies to collapse, witnesses and security sources said.

The most powerful explosion to hit Beirut in years shook the ground, leaving some residents thinking an earthquake had struck. Dazed and weeping, some of them wounded, people walked through streets checking to see if relatives were hurt.

The blast occurred in the city's port area, where there were warehouses housing explosives, Lebanon's state news agency NNA and two security sources said. A third security source said there were chemicals stored in the area.

Footage of the blast shared by residents on social media showed a column of smoke rising from the port district followed by an enormous blast. Those filming what initially appeared to be a big blaze were thrown backwards by the shock of the explosion.

At least 10 bodies were taken to hospitals, a security source and a medical source told Reuters. The Lebanese Red Cross said hundreds of people were taken hospitals for treatment.

Lebanese President Michel Aoun called for an emergency meeting of the country's Supreme Defence Council, according to the presidency's Twitter account.

It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze that set off the blast or what kind of explosives were in the warehouses.

Video removed
could that be a modified video?

It's a Arms Depot as well.

there is a lot of misinformation being spread about it, it's probably best to wait a bit and see what comes from it

if we have to wait to find out what went on how do we know there is misinfo?

How Crazy Fireworks Storage Close to Arms Storage

id imagine health and safety standards are pretty low

I genuinely thought the smoke at the beginning of the news vids earlier was the explosion then 'boom'

Yes the Nation is near Bankrupt.

End of Ch4HDnews
just reported Massive amounts of Ammonium Nitrate
stored near the port.

Of course A. N. used in big mines to blow away the land.

Wow. Looks bad. Lebanon was in the verge of total collapse economically too.


Not even bloody Hezbollah are blaming them. Relax, there’s no need to twerk for Israel in this thread.

Beirut: At least 50 killed and thousands injured after huge explosion in Lebanese capital...


At least 50 people have been killed and 2,700 more injured in a huge explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut, according to the country's health minister.

The prime minister has called it a "big catastrophe" and vowed for those responsible to pay the price for what has happened.

George Kettan, head of Lebanon's Red Cross, added there are victims "everywhere - in all the streets and areas near and far" from the blast.

Footage posted on social media showed the moment a building several storeys high exploded, sending a vast shockwave across the city that was heard and felt as far away as Cyprus - more than 200km (180 miles) away.

Pictures also showed a scene of devastation with cars upturned and emergency crews gathered around the gutted building.

The explosion appeared to be centred around the city's port area containing warehouses, and rippled through several areas of the capital.

Lebanon's internal security chief Abbas Ibrahim said it happened in a building containing highly-explosive materials, according to news agency NNA. Earlier reports had suggested the building was a fireworks storage warehouse.

Witnesses said a number of people were injured during the widespread destruction across the city, with residents reporting collapsed ceilings and shattered windows.

A huge column of smoke was seen rising over the city following the explosion.

Wounded people were seen on the ground near Beirut's port, according to a photographer at the scene.

Local media also reported one hospital has declared it cannot take any more patients and is appealing for blood donations.

The cause of the blast, which happened just after 6pm local time (3pm GMT), was not immediately clear.

Prime Minister Hassan Diab has called for a day of mourning on Wednesday.

Sky News' Middle East editor Zein Ja'far, who was in downtown Beirut at the time of the explosion on Tuesday afternoon, said the "huge explosion" caused windows to "cave in".

"It tore apart the facade of the building we're in, and once the dust settled we managed to get ourselves and others in this block outside," he said.

"It was really quite a worrying sight.

"The sounds of sirens of the fire brigade, ambulances, the police and also the military has been pretty incessant for the last 45 minutes and a huge number of emergency services and security forces are rushing to that area now.

"A lot of very dazed, very bloodied people are walking around trying to gather their bearings."

One local, named Fady Roumieh, was stood in a car park of a shopping centre around 2km (1.2 miles) east of the blast.

He said: "[It was] like a nuclear bomb. The damage is so widespread and severe all over the city.

"Some buildings as far as 2km are partially collapsed. It's like a war zone. The damage is extreme. Not one glass window intact."

As night fell, a fire still blazed in the port district and ambulance sirens sounded across the city.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the UK is "ready to offer help and support" to those affected.

Israel's foreign minister said the country had "nothing to do with the incident" and its defence force added humanitarian and medical assistance is being offered as "this is the time to transcend conflict".

The explosion comes as Lebanon experiences its worst economic and financial crisis in decades.

It also comes amid rising tensions between Israel and the militant Hezbollah group along Lebanon's southern border.

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/lebanon-la...154200467.html

"He said: "[It was] like a nuclear bomb. The damage is so widespread and severe all over the city."


Yes Ammi


Massive amounts of Ammonium Nitrate
stored near the port.

A tragedy.
What a sad day again for this Nation.

So many lives lost, desperately sad.

This captures the sheer mass of the blast a safe enough distance for the cameraman not to be sent flying from explosion. It’s practically a mushroom cloud.

...the footage of the stunned and bloodied people has been heart breaking...and those are the ones who’ve survived..the ‘fortunate ones’...:sad:...