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Massive building explosion in Beirut

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 12:18 am
by BridgeConsoleMasher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOIOjnxR8ks

Jesus.

Re: Massive building explosion in Beirut

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 1:09 am
by TGLS
Fireworks factory apparently.

Re: Massive building explosion in Beirut

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 1:46 am
by McAvoy
There is a video that popped up that has several cell phone videos of the explosion put together.

Real crazy.

Re: Massive building explosion in Beirut

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 2:12 am
by Robovski
A lot of something reactive was at that port building. Reminds me I live near a oil tank yard and I should put a disaster kit in the garage.

Re: Massive building explosion in Beirut

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 2:13 am
by GreyICE
Fireworks or fertilizer, seems likely. I'd have actually put money on fertilizer, every decade or so some fertilizer factory chooses to redecorate the surrounding countryside in kaboom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzDC3iKbTzY

(Evidence)

Will be interesting to see. Trump said it's a bomb, but that means literally nothing.

Re: Massive building explosion in Beirut

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 2:29 am
by McAvoy
GreyICE wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 2:13 am Fireworks or fertilizer, seems likely. I'd have actually put money on fertilizer, every decade or so some fertilizer factory chooses to redecorate the surrounding countryside in kaboom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzDC3iKbTzY

(Evidence)

Will be interesting to see. Trump said it's a bomb, but that means literally nothing.
I have heard this too. I also heard it was ammunition depot too.

Trump says alot of stuff. I usually wait until experts say something.

Re: Massive building explosion in Beirut

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 4:09 am
by GreyICE
McAvoy wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 2:29 amI have heard this too. I also heard it was ammunition depot too.

Trump says alot of stuff. I usually wait until experts say something.
Could be, but I wouldn't think an ammo dump in the middle of a crowded city is very smart. I mean who knows, dumber shit has happened, but you move so many tons of fertilizer constantly, and everyone forgets. They're like "there's no way that a bunch of stuff that's basically cow shit we dump on fields is dangerous, it can't hurt us" and fertilizer is like "haha, ammonium nitrate go boom."

Re: Massive building explosion in Beirut

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 8:35 am
by Madner Kami
No fertilizer. It's... It was actually explosive materials confiscated a while ago. They couldn't figure out, what to do with it and it was left there for the time being. The problem "solved" itself now, due to inadequate storing and handling.

Re: Massive building explosion in Beirut

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 1:03 pm
by BridgeConsoleMasher
TGLS wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 1:09 am Fireworks factory apparently.
My guess was Acme or Ace Chemicals.

That exploding was freakin huge.

Re: Massive building explosion in Beirut

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 5:52 pm
by clearspira
You can often tell by the smoke. White smoke generally means something not intended to be explosive has suddenly become explosive - stored chemicals for example. Black generally means an actual explosive has gone off.