OT - massive explosion at Lebanon port

Milland · Aug 4, 2020

Middle East Lebanon, not New Hampshire...

Dramatic footage of the explosion at a warehouse in the port area, one report claims it was unsafely stored fireworks that caused the blast.

Powerful Explosion Occurs Near Beirut's Port - YouTube

So far there's statements about injuries due to flying glass, but unfortunately I'm sure there'll be some fatalities too.

Videos show moment of massive blast in Beirut, Lebanon - CNN Video

GregSY · Aug 4, 2020

Probably just someone finishing the construction of a new building. Beirut has some very strict zoning laws that require any new building to look just like everything else around it.

UptownSport · Aug 4, 2020

Someone is under investigation and needs to have the focus taken off him.

Cole2534 · Aug 4, 2020

That shockwave was nuts. I sincerely hope it was just fireworks.

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Limy Sami · Aug 4, 2020

GregSY said:
Probably just someone finishing the construction of a new building. Beirut has some very strict zoning laws that require any new building to look just like everything else around it.

Very subtle, ...I like it.

gregormarwick · Aug 4, 2020

Cole2534 said:
That shockwave was nuts. I sincerely hope it was just fireworks.

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From all the videos I've seen of it, I have an extremely hard time believing it was fireworks...

Mud · Aug 4, 2020

Somehow "Fireworks Warehouse" and Beirut clash in my mind...

Cole2534 · Aug 4, 2020

gregormarwick said:
From all the videos I've seen of it, I have an extremely hard time believing it was fireworks...

Me too, just too intense.

Peter Neill · Aug 4, 2020

There was a shit ton of Ammonium Nitrate stored in the warehouse there since 2014 apparently, says the latest news.
Edit: The shit ton turns out to be 2,750 tonnes of it to be precise.

ChipSplitter · Aug 4, 2020

It's the Middle East, after all.

Stuff blows up without warning there...... :dopeslap:

Israel
Hamas
ISIS
Muslim Brotherhood
Taliban
Al Qaeda
PLO
Am I missing any..?? :scratchchin:

Oh, and none of them get along with each other........

:skep:

CalG · Aug 4, 2020

High velocity explosion, certainly not "black powder."

Ammonium Nitrate is an oxidizer, it needs fuel
Talk To Timmy for details.

moonlight machine · Aug 4, 2020

Peter Neill said:
There was a shit ton of Ammonium Nitrate stored in the warehouse there since 2014 apparently, says the latest news.
Edit: The shit ton turns out to be 2,750 tonnes of it to be precise.

That'l make a bang!

Limy Sami · Aug 4, 2020

Peter Neill said:
There was a shit ton of Ammonium Nitrate stored in the warehouse there since 2014 apparently, says the latest news.
Edit: The shit ton turns out to be 2,750 tonnes of it to be precise.

That's what I saw on the BBC, ....straight out of the old IRA cookbook.

moonlight machine · Aug 4, 2020

CalG said:
High velocity explosion, certainly not "black powder."

Ammonium Nitrate is an oxidizer, it needs fuel

Solid ammonium nitrate decomposes into nitrous oxide and water vapor if it comes into contact with flame. A self sustaining decomposition occurs. Big bang will result. The Texas City disaster in 1947 is another example.

Cole2534 · Aug 4, 2020

CalG said:
High velocity explosion, certainly not "black powder."

Ammonium Nitrate is an oxidizer, it needs fuel
Talk To Timmy for details.

I remember that, I felt it in my 3rd grade classroom.

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moonlight machine · Aug 4, 2020

Cole2534 said:
I remember that, I felt it in my 3rd grade classroom.

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That was Nitromethane, he bought it at the drag strip. Much harder to buy now.

Cole2534 · Aug 4, 2020

moonlight machine said:
That was Nitromethane, he bought it at the drag strip. Much harder to buy now.

Was referencing the ammonium nitrate. I was thinking the fuel was diesel?

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EPAIII · Aug 4, 2020

Not all that subtle. I got it right away.

Limy Sami said:
Very subtle, ...I like it.

EPAIII · Aug 4, 2020

Any missing?

Yes, stupidity!

ChipSplitter said:
It's the Middle East, after all.

Stuff blows up without warning there......

Israel
Hamas
ISIS
Muslim Brotherhood
Taliban
Al Qaeda
PLO
Am I missing any..??

Oh, and none of them get along with each other........

Limy Sami · Aug 4, 2020

EPAIII said:
Not all that subtle. I got it right away.

I'm so pleased for you.

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