Beirut explosion......

I mean, are ya'll SEEING THIS!?

Absolutely devastating......

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/aug/04/beirut-explosion-huge-blast-port-lebanon-capital

 

Holy fak

 

I saw it on TV earlier today. Looked like something out of a movie.

 

Looks like your avatar

 

Pretty much.

 

Apparently heard and felt in Cyprus, 180 miles away.
Registered as a 3.3 magnitude quake.

 

Ho Ree Schitt!!!

 

what the F did they store down there?

 

That was unreal to see. Can’t believe they’ve only set the death toll at 25 so far.

 

I don't think they have really started counting. That's going to be massive.

 

I wouldn’t think, but both articles I’ve read so far included a count already. I was surprised to see a count so soon, as well as to see it that low.

 

The often start with a real low number in the first few hours before they are really start finding where the bodies are. It would be great if things were different this time.

 

I read ammonium nitrate, not sure what they were making but WOAH!

 

Count is over 50 - and gonna rise rapidly, I'm afraid.

Origin is "Rumored" to have been a warehouse storing ammonium nitrate; repeated safety warnings/violations dating back >5 years...

Ugh.
NH4NO3 is very bad news...Long history of Big Booms:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonium_nitrate_disasters

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Yep.. Longshoreman Safety sent out a PSA on it.

 

I can believe that. Most probably never heard about this one because of September 11 but that shit will blow up pretty good.

 

Holy chit! I've been uried most of today and this is the first I'm seeing it.

 

That shit go BOOM!

Completely awful.

 

That blast most likely vaporized a large number of people. Damn.

 

Holy shit. That was surreal. Damn near looked like something out of a movie. I'm afraid that count of 50 dead is only the tip of the iceberg.