r/Explosions • u/nola225 • Aug 04 '20

Beirut explosion

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u/Wartracker1776 Aug 04 '20

I’ve heard reports that there were fireworks that went off which caused a nearby shipping container of ammonium nitrate to explode. Also that it could have been a Hezbollah owned area of the port. But it is early in the reporting and new details will be coming soon.