Did anyone see this explosion in Beirut? Holy Crap!!!

JIBBBY · 08-04-20, 11:19 AM

Almost looked like a little nuke bomb.. Shock wave included.. Nice...

Mr KLC · 08-04-20, 11:21 AM

THAT was an impressive mushroom cloud.

Chi_archie · 08-04-20, 11:21 AM

Ttwarrior must be visiting and farted

He ain't used to foreign cuisine

Bluehorseshoe · 08-04-20, 11:23 AM

Originally posted by JIBBBY

Almost looked like a little nuke bomb.. Shock wave included.. Nice...

That's what I thought.

Bluehorseshoe · 08-04-20, 11:26 AM

Originally posted by Chi_archie

Ttwarrior must be visiting and farted

He ain't used to foreign cuisine

Sam Odom · 08-04-20, 11:29 AM

Fireworks Factory blew ?

Bluehorseshoe · 08-04-20, 11:31 AM

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A Powerful explosion has occured in Beirut. It's not yet clear what caused the blast. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Beirut?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >#Beirut</a> <a href="https://t.co/h7ayT5DKdK">pic.twitter.com/h7ayT5DKdK</a></p>— Sputnik Insight (@Sputnik_Insight) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sputnik_Insight/status/1290668363459559424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >August 4, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

JIBBBY · 08-04-20, 11:56 AM

^^ Looks like it wasn't a terrorist dirty bomb.. Fire was already going for a while and then something big blew.. Chemical plant or something is my guess with all the colors and what not in the cloud..

TheMetsSuck · 08-04-20, 12:26 PM

Isn’t there a big terrorist trial going on right now there? Seems like fishy timing

CanuckG · 08-04-20, 12:37 PM

Vin Diesel filming fast and furious 10 there. It's all good.

Bcatswin · 08-04-20, 01:55 PM

Originally posted by CanuckG

Vin Diesel filming fast and furious 10 there. It's all good.

SBR_Guest_Pro · 08-04-20, 02:26 PM

that is rediculous

DwightShrute · 08-04-20, 02:28 PM

most clear video showing massive shockwave and big blast

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thinking of everyone in Beirut right now ♥️😭😭😭<br><br>The most scary footage we've seen. <br><br>🎥 Kassem M Raya <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/beirutexplosion?src=hash&ref_src=tws rc%5Etfw">#beirutexplosion</a> <a href="https://t.co/T3W2JS5jZw">pic.twitter.com/T3W2JS5jZw</a></p>— The FIRE Bible 🔥 (@TheFireBible_) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheFireBible_/status/1290724893408014338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >August 4, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Bluehorseshoe · 08-04-20, 02:51 PM

Originally posted by DwightShrute

most clear video showing massive shockwave and big blast

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thinking of everyone in Beirut right now ♥️��<br><br>The most scary footage we've seen. <br><br>�� Kassem M Raya <a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/beirutexplosion?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5 Etfw">#beirutexplosion</a> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://t.co/T3W2JS5jZw">pic.twitter.com/T3W2JS5jZw</a></p>— The FIRE Bible �� (@TheFireBible_) <a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/TheFireBible_/status/1290724893408014338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >August 4, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

You see the flash of fire at 11 seconds as if a gas line went.

JIBBBY · 08-04-20, 02:54 PM

Bombs go off in the middle east all the time, nothing new or to see here

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Saloon'd.. Lol..

darrell74 · 08-04-20, 02:54 PM

'Pure negligence': How Lebanese officials ignored warnings about chemical tied to blast

https://nationalpost.com/news/world/lebanon-videos-show-huge-explosion-rocking-port-of-beirut

The ammonium nitrate — equivalent to 1,800 tons of TNT — was unloaded from the cargo ship Rhosus in 2014

Near the bottom of the article has an explosion that is pretty close up

DwightShrute · 08-04-20, 02:59 PM

Originally posted by darrell74

https://nationalpost.com/news/world/...port-of-beirut

Near the bottom of the article has an explosion that is pretty close up

Wow. That's horrible.

Looks almost like Portland.

darrell74 · 08-04-20, 03:07 PM

Trumps fault

Bluehorseshoe · 08-04-20, 03:18 PM

Israel already put out a statement saying they didn't do it.

209 Life · 08-04-20, 03:22 PM

Fertilizer bomb?

KVB · 08-04-20, 03:42 PM

Lebanese State media reported a fire at a wherehouse that was full of fireworks.

It has not been confirmed by western sources that I know of.

Didn't look like fireworks...

JIBBBY · 08-04-20, 04:53 PM

Moral of the story don't store high explosive materials near a major city.. Drrrrrr..

KVB · 08-04-20, 05:07 PM

English translated page sent from a friend...

https://news.am/eng/news/595222.html

Explosive ammonium nitrate exploded in the port of Beirut, Al Hadath TV reported referring to the head of the Lebanese Interior Ministry, Mohammed Fahmi.

However, as the law enforcement agencies told Al Mayadeen TV, the smuggled cargo of explosive substances, confiscated from one of the ships nine years ago, was detonated, which had been stored in a warehouse in the port for further processing or destruction.

Four months ago a report was prepared on the great threat of storing such a cargo of explosive substances in the sea harbor, he said. According to some reports, a short circuit happened in the warehouse, which caused a fire, as a result of which the saltpeter exploded. Meanwhile, hospitals in the Lebanese capital are overcrowded.

DwightShrute · 08-04-20, 05:17 PM

Originally posted by KVB

English translated page sent from a friend...

https://news.am/eng/news/595222.html

crazy

pavyracer · 08-04-20, 06:41 PM

I have family in Cyprus which is 150 miles to the West and the sonic boom travelled the sea and was heard and felt there. That's how bad this was.

DwightShrute · 08-04-20, 06:43 PM

Originally posted by pavyracer

I have family in Cyprus which is 150 miles to the West and the sonic boom travelled the sea and was heard and felt there. That's how bad this was.

Trump said his generals said it was a bomb.

KVB · 08-04-20, 06:49 PM

Originally posted by pavyracer

I have family in Cyprus which is 150 miles to the West and the sonic boom travelled the sea and was heard and felt there. That's how bad this was.

And so much happens before you even hear the explosion, a shockwave or blast wave, just fires out first. Like the first seconds of this video...

KVB · 08-04-20, 06:50 PM

The end of that video is crazy too, like the edge of the blast zone where everyone is gathered.

pavyracer · 08-04-20, 06:51 PM

Originally posted by DwightShrute

Trump said his generals said it was a bomb.

I don't think it was a bomb. If you look at the video their is fire with white smoke and then the big orange/clay color boom smoke with the mushroom. Looks like hundreds of shipping containers in the warehouse containing either gunpowder, fireworks, fertilizer, or components needed to make bombs (raw materials) exploded. Wouldn't be surprised if the warehouse wasn't air-conditioned and the chemicals composition was altered due to the 120 F degree heat they had in the Middle East this week.

KVB · 08-04-20, 06:53 PM

Pavy that stuff has been there for years. Hot weather probably wasn't the issue.

The fire started by a short circuit on the other hand.....

If any of that is even what happened. But it look credible.

MinnesotaFats · 08-04-20, 06:56 PM

They say it was a munitions storage facility

pavyracer · 08-04-20, 06:56 PM

Originally posted by KVB

Pavy that stuff has been there for years. Hot weather probably wasn't the issue.

The fire started by a short circuit on the other hand.....

If any of that is even what happened. But it look credible.

The shot circuit triggered the fire but if the shipping containers were leaking chemicals (gaseous form) it could have been the spark that started the original white smoke fire. And in a chemical fire you can't use water to put it out. Fire trucks may have been trying to put out the original white smoke chemical fire by dousing it with water which could have caused the big boom secondary explosion.

KVB · 08-04-20, 07:01 PM

Originally posted by pavyracer

The shot circuit triggered the fire but if the shipping containers were leaking chemicals (gaseous form) it could have been the spark that started the original white smoke fire. And in a chemical fire you can't use water to put it out. Fire trucks may have been trying to put out the original white smoke chemical fire by dousing it with water which could have caused the big boom secondary explosion.

Makes sense.

Those first responders were in a bad spot, probably didn't even know what was stored there. They may have just went in hoses blazin'.

DwightShrute · 08-04-20, 07:09 PM

Originally posted by pavyracer

I don't think it was a bomb. If you look at the video their is fire with white smoke and then the big orange/clay color boom smoke with the mushroom. Looks like hundreds of shipping containers in the warehouse containing either gunpowder, fireworks, fertilizer, or components needed to make bombs (raw materials) exploded. Wouldn't be surprised if the warehouse wasn't air-conditioned and the chemicals composition was altered due to the 120 F degree heat they had in the Middle East this week.

I think that is right. Maybe there's more to it. Maybe Trump heard the generals wrong. Maybe they were wrong. I hope it was just an accident.