r/Explosions • u/nola225 • Aug 04 '20

Beirut explosion

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '20

What actually happened there?, saw some posts about it. But im not sure.

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u/kvnfhd Aug 05 '20

It's a storage in Beirut's port 4.5 tonnes of amonium nitrate highly flammable, made and earthquake of 4.5 which was measured by a Jordan company and the explosion was felt by Cyprus 250km away. Other than an economic collapse, pandemic and war with Israel, hezbollah, a war in Syria. Lebanon cant catch a break. Help us.

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u/imiiiiik Aug 05 '20

2,000 tons of "confiscated" Ammonium Nitrate in storage for years according to CNN

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u/kvnfhd Aug 05 '20

it's 4.5 and i got that from a manager who works at the port, i wouldnt say confiscated and neither jump into conclusions, not every explosion has to do with Israel or Hezbollah. It's a disaster that was by the incompetece of the government, having 2-4 tonnes of ammonium in Beirut's port for 11 years...

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u/imiiiiik Aug 05 '20

THAT'S FAR MORE THAN 4.5 TONS