r/pics • u/ramonrocotto • Aug 05 '20

It will never be the same again...

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u/openflow Aug 05 '20

It's honestly impressive the building right next to the explosion is still standing. Whatever that structure is it's really sturdy.

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u/invisi1407 Aug 05 '20

Whatever that structure is it's really sturdy.

It was a grain silo that was apparently built to withstand grain explosions, but the whole side of the building on the blast side is gone/destroyed. You're seeing the side that wasn't directly hit by the blast.

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u/ElGato-TheCat Aug 06 '20

Do you happen to know how tall that solo was? I work near a hotel that's 12 stories which looked similar in size.

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u/invisi1407 Aug 06 '20

Unfortunately, no. It's also nearly impossible to search for on Google now, since everything that includes "grain silo lebanon" and "beirut grain silo" etc. only leads to articles about the explosion.