Massive explosion in Beirut

[pulse]

Another angle about 100 meters from the warehouse.

Fireworks or small munitions clearly going off prior to the big explosion.

I’d say munitions. You can see the fire start to get really big for a sec and then the big explosion.

 

[Rabbuk]

What was George Bush up to

 

[knowlesjam]

While conventional, that easily hits the 1 kiloton range...maybe slightly higher. For information purposes, the Hiroshima bomb was at 15 kilotons.

 

[BMWallace]

Lebanese officials are claiming the explosion was caused by "confiscated high explosive materials"

https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live...s-dle-intl/h_e6713bdae252e2feee83a4e3263c09ac

 

[20eyes]

Fireworks? That's the best they could come up with? Did they ask my 12 year old to come up with a cover story on the spot for this?

We only get Lebanese fireworks during the 4th. Great stuff. Obviously.

 

[AuH2O]

We only get Lebanese fireworks during the 4th. Great stuff. Obviously.

I guarantee my dad is furiously searching online to get a hold of some of these as we speak.

 

[20eyes]

Lebanese officials are claiming the explosion was caused by "confiscated high explosive materials"

https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live...s-dle-intl/h_e6713bdae252e2feee83a4e3263c09ac

I guess someone neglected to tell them not store it in a shed filled with oily rags, propane tanks, and roman candles...

 

[BCClone]

I guess someone neglected to tell them not store it in a shed filled with oily rags, propane tanks and roman candles...

Seemed like the perfect smoke break room though.

 

[20eyes]

Seemed like the perfect smoke break room though.

"Hey Charlie, what the hell is this back here in the dark behind these gas cans?"

"Hold on, got my lighter..."

 

[BCClone]

"Hey Charlie, what the hell is this back here in the dark behind these gas cans?"

"Hold on, got my lighter..."

I would give you the laugh, but it feels wrong giving that incase someone was killed or severely injured.

 

[mywayorcyway]

do y'all not remember the fertilizer explosion in texas?

The one in 1947? No, I actually don't remember it.

The Texas explosion was pretty massive and looks to have some similarities.

 

[Bigman38]

Geez people, there will be plenty of morons taking cell phone videos, get the hell out of there, or at least inside.

 

[Entropy]

Part of me thinks it might be nitrogen dioxide, but my knowledge of that type of chemistry is incredibly limited.

Here's someone with more experience.

 

[Dr.bannedman]

The one in 1947? No, I actually don't remember it.

The Texas explosion was pretty massive and looks to have some similarities.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Fertilizer_Company_explosion

 

[Dr.bannedman]

yep ammonium nitrate explosions are dangerous and unfortunately relatively common

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonium_nitrate_disasters

 

[Buster28]

Was listening to a news report on the way back from lunch on XM and they said the explosion could be heard from Cyprus, an island nation 140 miles away. The smoke column could be seen from Damascus, Syria, over 50 miles away.

 

[StClone]

Remember the TNT shred explosion in Des Moines back in the 80's much smaller but they heard that in Webster City.

 

[isufbcurt]

I guarantee my dad is furiously searching online to get a hold of some of these as we speak.

Come to Curt's Fireworks Stand home of the original Lebanese fireworks. We are the only stand in American that sells them.

 

[mywayorcyway]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Fertilizer_Company_explosion

I actually do not remember this one. Probably the drugs.

 

[Gunnerclone]

I actually do not remember this one. Probably the drugs.

it’s not the drugs dogg. A pile of meth sitting on a table never hurt anyone. The problems didn’t start until the meth was gone.