Yes.OnlyForNow said:
In the top video posted by lunchbox, the guy clearly says, "allah ackbar."
Do muslims say that like white folks say, "oh my god"?
Major explosion in Beirut
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No way that's fireworks; unless it was large containers of powder or something.
That last video showing the aftermath.
Pookers said:
No way that's fireworks; unless it was large containers of powder or something.
Small caliber ammunition cooking off before something major in the ship detonating?
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Whew, I thought that was a hotel.
Live stream view of the explosion site.
https://www.wfla.com/live-coverage/
Am semi-shocked that white building next to the blast is still standing.
https://www.wfla.com/live-coverage/
Am semi-shocked that white building next to the blast is still standing.
Some sort of iron ore I guess is a possibility for the cloud. Looked like an industrial place. But that's a whole lot of power, and it wasn't quite brown enough to make sense.
What looks like sparklers burning makes me think it was still some kind of metal or fertilizer plant. Fireworks are just powder/something to burn and then different metals to burn different colors/effects.
White structure is Beirut Port Silos. Interestingly, one of the pics in the area on Google Earth shows a Navy ship docked in that area so maybe ammunition of some sort.
No way that's a fireworks explosion
Location of explosion. Those grain elevators saved lives.
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Near Mar Mikhael, Beirut, Lebanon
https://goo.gl/maps/fY2V78zPivbJqGy28
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Near Mar Mikhael, Beirut, Lebanon
https://goo.gl/maps/fY2V78zPivbJqGy28
That is rough to see. I hate to see people get hit with something like this while just going about their day with no warning.
Grain dust was my first thought... or ANFO
Looks like it happened around 6PM local time...and based on the livestream, those are some busy streets that run past it. I would imagine they were pretty packed at that time of day.AgBQ-00 said:
That is rough to see. I hate to see people get hit with something like this while just going about their day with no warning.
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Holy crap!
From that tweet above...looks like fireworks were involved in the first explosion because you can see them going off.....and then they set off whatever the 2nd explosion was. The fact that there was a fireworks warehouse in that area has been reported by several sources (who could all be repeating the same info)
some chemical sniffer will identify whatever cooked off.
That second explosion looked to me like it came from an area a little bit away from the grain elevator, more towards town as opposed towards the end of the docks.TexasRebel said:
Grain dust was my first thought... or ANFO
Looked to me kind of like a grain elevator.FTA011 said:
location? https://goo.gl/maps/Sr98xrYXyvPb4CLTA
Steel plant?
lunchbox said:
From that tweet above...looks like fireworks were involved in the first explosion because you can see them going off.....and then they set off whatever the 2nd explosion was. The fact that there was a fireworks warehouse in that area has been reported by several sources (who could all be repeating the same info)
He gone.
Hopefully minimal damage to their ancient and cultural structures.
While I'm rooting for the public explanation being true, there's also lots of weapons from Iran being smuggled to jihadists in Lebanon.
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