PORT EXPLOSION – BEIRUT / LEBANON
Terrible tragedy in the Beirut blast. However the latest news from the Lebanese interior minister indicate the second (larger) explosion was caused by ammonium nitrate. If that is correct it would make this incident eerily similar to the Tianjin explosion in 2015 with similar catastrophic results.
At least 78 people were killed in a massive explosion that shook the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Tuesday evening, Lebanon’s health minister told Reuters.
It’s still unclear what exactly caused the explosion, which appears to have been centered on the city’s port area. It was earlier blamed on a fire that broke out.
Lebanon’s Prime Minister said that an estimated 2,750 tons of the explosive ammonium nitrate had been stored at a warehouse in Beirut for six years.
A CNN producer witnessed “chaotic scene” in Beirut emergency room following the explosion.
Resource: CNN News
