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Beirut explosion - Multi-angle footage | DW News Breaking news from Lebanon: The capital Beirut has been hit by a massive explosion. Dozens of people are said to be injured and there are some reports of people trapped under the rubble. The cause of the blast is not yet known. It's caused widespread damage and appears to be centred on the city's port area.
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Beirut port News: 18 TikTok videos compilation We're still not exactly sure what caused the deadly explosion in Beirut yesterday, but Lebanon's prime minister said an investigation would focus on an estimated 2,750 metric tons of the explosive ammonium nitrate stored at a warehouse.

So what is ammonium nitrate? Also known as AN, it's a compound of ammonia and nitrogen, is a highly volatile material used in agricultural fertilizers and bombs.

Disasters involving AN are rare, considering the US uses millions of tons of it every year in fertilizers, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. "Pure" solid AN is quite stable, but if the compound is mixed with any contaminants, even in small traces, the mixture becomes much more prone to detonation — which is why there are normally stringent government guidelines for how to treat and store it properly.

"In general, the conditions of AN storage are crucial to the safety and stability of the AN. Materials co-located or stored with AN may play a role in its sensitivity to explosion," the EPA said in a 2015 guide.
For instance, AN shouldn't be stored with any fuel, organic materials, chlorides or metals, said the guide — all potential contaminants. The EPA guidelines also recommend fire resistant walls in the storage unit, noncombustible flooring, and — crucially — controlled temperatures.

AN doesn't burn, but if exposed to heat, it can melt — which releases combustible toxic gases that can cause an explosion. It's even more dangerous if there is a large supply of AN all stored together, because once a small section of AN begins to melt and explode, the resulting heat can set off the rest of the supply.

Some history: One of the worst disasters in US history involving a form of ammonia occurred in April 1947 when a ship loaded with ammonium nitrate caught fire while docked in Texas City. The fire caused an explosion and additional fires that damaged more than 1,000 buildings and killed nearly 400 people, according to the website of the Texas Historical Association.

For perspective, that explosion was triggered by 2,300 US tons (about 2087 metric tons) of ammonium nitrate, according to US Homeland Security.

And the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing, a US domestic terror attack that killed 169 people and injured 467, used only two US tons (1.8 metric tons) of ammonium nitrate.

At least 137 people were killed and 5,000 wounded in a massive explosion that shook Beirut on Tuesday, state-run media reported, citing the Red Cross.
Hundreds have been reported missing, raising fears that the death toll will rise, Lebanon's Health minister said Wednesday.
It's still unclear what exactly caused the explosion. Lebanon's prime minister said an investigation would focus on an estimated 2,750 metric tons of the explosive ammonium nitrate stored at a warehouse.

Beirut explosion: Search and rescue continues as death toll rises Rescue teams were still searching the rubble of Beirut’s port on Friday, nearly three days after a massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon’s capital, with the death toll rising to at least 150 people.

Burnt cars and piles of grain were seen among the debris. The blast destroyed Lebanon's only port-based grains silo and disabled the port, the main entry point for food imports.

As of Friday, dozens were still missing across the port, and more than 5,000 people were injured.

Search and rescue teams have also been sent from several countries to help locate survivors of the blast, including France and Russia.

Officials blamed the blast on a huge stockpile of a highly explosive material stored for years in unsafe conditions at Beirut's port. The government has launched an investigation as it has come under mounting criticism, with many Lebanese blaming the catastrophe on negligence and corruption.

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RAW VIDEO: Beirut blast caught on camera The moment of the huge Beirut explosion was caught on camera by social media users.

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Beirut explosion: Lebanese president hints missile may be behind blast Warning: This video contains disturbing content. Discretion advised.
More than 150 people are now confirmed to have died in that deadly blast in Beirut, and there is growing evidence government negligence is to blame. As Crystal Goomansingh reports, Lebanon's president now claims a foreign missile may have been used.

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Beirut - Lebanon Explosion SHOCKING TRUTH: Leaked Footages of Ammonium Nitrate A Massive explosion in Lebanon’s capital Beirut, We found the cause of this massive destruction to be Ammonium Nitrate. Ammonium Nitrate when Exposed to Oxygen under Immense Air Pressure it reacts and Generates Heat.
Images of smoke billowing from the city centre floating on social media. Some local TV stations were quoted as saying by Associated Press that the blast was at Beirut’s port.

Shattering windows, knocking down doors and shaking buildings several hundred feet away. Lebanon’s health minister told journalists a ship carrying fireworks had blown up in the port, though the size of the blast heard across the country raised suspicions it might have resulted from a rocket strike or detonation of explosives - deliberate or otherwise.

Inside the Beirut blast site Sky's special correspondent Alex Crawford reports from inside the area hit by the explosion in Beirut as rescue teams search for those still missing.

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Todas las imágenes del momento de la brutal explosion en Beirut | EL MUNDO Dos fuertes explosiones han golpeado la tarde de este martes la capital libanesa, Beirut, causando una enorme devastación. Fuentes médicas han asegurado a Reuters que hay al menos 10 víctimas mortales. Sin embargo, las autoridades temen decenas de muertos y hacen un primer balance de heridos que podría sobrepasar el centenar.
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