BREAKING - Enormous explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. Unknown what the cause is so far.

[BraneyGumble]

Head of Lebanese General Security says that explosion was caused by explosives stored for years in the warehouse

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/...163620414.html


Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reporting from Beirut said the head of General Security, General Abbas Ibrahim, visited the site of the explosion and said it appears the explosion was caused by highly explosive material that was stored in a warehouse.

According to Ibrahim, the explosive material was confiscated years ago.

"We are at the entrance of Beirut's port, you can see behind me the chaos. Ambulances continue to arrive, continue to evacuate the casualties," Khodr said.

"So far according to security sources, at least 10 people have been killed, but we are expecting that number to rise because we understand from the health minister as well as the Lebanese Red Cross that there has been hundreds of injuries.



RT article with a collection of twitter videos:

https://www.rt.com/news/497080-beiru...ebanon-videos/



Supreme Defence Council recommends that army oversee security of disaster-stricken capital as fatalities pass 100.

Lebanese President Michel Aoun called for an emergency cabinet meeting on Wednesday and said a two-week state of emergency should be declared following a massive explosion in Beirut that killed at least 78 people and injured 4,000 others.

Officials said they expect the death toll to rise further as emergency workers dig through the rubble to search for survivors.

The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear. Officials linked the blast to some 2,750 tonnes of confiscated ammonium nitrate that were being stored in a warehouse at the port for six years.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/...234925493.html


edit2: YT livestream:



more livestreams (thanks brahs)

The Sun:



Al Jazeera English





vids










With shockwave:

https://mobile.twitter.com/romyjourn...71518154985472

https://mobile.twitter.com/timourazh...66778255908866


Massive second explosion, hope he not ded:


https://twitter.com/stillgray/status...375349249?s=19


More footage


https://twitter.com/disclosetv/statu...582415874?s=20


https://twitter.com/no_itsmyturn/sta...67660691341312


Aftermath of the explosion:

https://twitter.com/ShehabAgency/sta...76284729827328





The blast destroyed crucial grain silos at the port, which are thought to have stored around 85% of the country’s grain.

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency quoted Raoul Nehme, the minister of economy and trade, as saying that all the wheat stored at the facility had been contaminated and couldn’t be used. However, he insisted Lebanon had enough wheat for its immediate needs. Nehme said Lebanon also would import more wheat.

Lebanon depends on imports for about 80% of its wheat supply, according to Associated Press.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/li...ebanon-capital


Pics from the area:

[Conspirabrah]

So....it seems like the next World War is about to kick off in the Middle East. Israel has been bombing Syria for years now, and they have recently started stepping up their focused attacks on Iranian proxies. And Turkey looks like it's about to start throwing it's weight around even more.


Stay safe, Middle East brahs-and the world in general.

[BraneyGumble]

One more with massive shockwave


https://twitter.com/FadyRoumieh/stat...69185715118086

[LtGoose]

Covid explosive payload mutation. Scary

[badreligion]

Gotta be chemical

[401Delta]

I just saw this get posted:

عدم استقبال المستشفيات الخاصة للمرضى المشكوك بإصابتهم بالكورونا قمّة الخيانة لأهداف الطب السامية وتجلّي واضح لطبقية هذا القطاع الجشعة. أغنياء لبنان يعالجون وفقرائه مصيرهم الجحيم.

Stay safe out there.

[Fang2]

Yikes

[Uhyeahokay]

Initial information that tells the LBCI that the explosion is in Amber No. 12 in the port, which resulted in burning due to the explosion of the firecrackers inside it.

Lebanon news.
Strong firecrackers.
Right by the port, initial fire seemed to set it off.

[JungleJenetics]

One more with massive shockwave


https://twitter.com/FadyRoumieh/stat...69185715118086

This is one of the craziest things I've ever seen. srs

[BraneyGumble]

Damn.


https://mobile.twitter.com/romyjourn...71518154985472


edit: second video shows the explosion. brutal

[nn586]

One more with massive shockwave


https://twitter.com/FadyRoumieh/stat...69185715118086

holy fuking chit balls

[Procta]

thats a lot of energy

[OntheClockNE]

What an absolute chithole!

[nosirrahx]

Gotta be chemical

High explosive it looks like.

The ratio between burning and detonation seems to be 100% on the detonation side.

Flammable chemicals look more like this:

[RollingStones]

Get right with god brehs

End of times is close

[brosapiens]

Hope it's the government getting rid of Mia Khalifa.

[JoshSP1985]

Could be anything fertilizer plants and **** blow from time to time.

[GuineaDago585]

Ho Lee Fuk.

Never seen a bomb go off like that. Why is the mushroom blast surrounded by a white dome?

In b4 aliens are invading.

[brosapiens]

Get right with god brehs

End of times is close

Also this.

[SwimToTheMoon]

What an absolute chithole!

That chithole has more hbbs than all of the US... Pls let the lebanese women stay safe..

[BraneyGumble]

adding RT link with vid collection, edited OP


https://www.rt.com/news/497080-beiru...ebanon-videos/

[nosirrahx]

Ho Lee Fuk.

Never seen a bomb go off like that. Why is the mushroom blast surrounded by a white dome?

In b4 aliens are invading.

The shock wave changes how much moisture can be suspended in the air. You are in effect seeing a cloud instantly form as water droplets are squeezed out of the air.

[Briisk]

Holy shet that building got demolished.. was it a hotel or some gov building?

[BulkingIsHard]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1290674216623366144

Firework factory/storage?

Also, if a big explosion goes off, don't be this guy. Don't duck your face behind glass.

[backinthegymbro]

european brahs buckle up. your taxes gonna support another influx of refugees.

[memcop]

There was a fully involved fire before the explosion

[bfdehewdbyywhn]

High explosive it looks like.

The ratio between burning and detonation seems to be 100% on the detonation side.

Flammable chemicals look more like this:

wtf lol

[SlootMan]

nuke?

[nosirrahx]

There was a fully involved fire before the explosion

If you look at the debris in the air after the explosion it looks like a lot of dirt and not much fire.

I suspect that the initial fire set off something with high explosive properties under ground.

[nosirrahx]

nuke?

Similar characteristics but too small and we would already be seeing radiological signs being reported.