The Beirut explosion was due to ammonium nitrate “having been confiscated by Lebanese authorities from the abandoned ship MV Rhosus” - then stashed in a warehouse for 6 years without safety measures.
On August 2, 2020 a fire broke out at the warehouse, which also housed a stash of fireworks.
The Beirut explosion was due to ammonium nitrate “having been confiscated by Lebanese authorities from the abandoned ship MV Rhosus” - then stashed in a warehouse for 6 years without safety measures.
On August 2, 2020 a fire broke out at the warehouse, which also housed a stash of fireworks.
Cue explosion. Source
The cctv video was also very interesting, though the first responders seemed very aggressive: https://youtu.be/aKnX5wci404