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Same. I think I'll set a reminder for later to see if the site is less swamped.
Fuck this year, man.
Oh my fucking god... jesus. That building is just gone... and all those people driving by on the street seconds before the explosion. My heart is too heavy. :-(
"Around 40 people dead, acording to Minister of Health, said the "Lebanon Debate" "New video of the explosion".
Sodium Nitrate. Which means there is a ton of nitric acid in the air of Beirut now, in COVID time to boot.
Tons of Ammonium Nitrate which were set off by a prior smaller explosion.
Think that was wrong, says tweet deleted.
But yes, this is on the scale of the explosion in Texas City and Halifax. Wierdly enough, both also accidents related to shipping.
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Wow, the footage coming out is just crazy and scary. I would be absolutely terrified to see that shockwave coming toward me.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/2020/08/04/what-just-blew-up-in-beirut/ Decent writeup from Bellingcat based on what we know so far.
First explosions were related to fireworks, the second (and much larger explosion) is related to ammonium nitrate (used in fertilizer)? Correct?
Horrible tragedy. Those videos are terrifying...
Horrible tragedy. Those videos are terrifying...
UN peacekeepers injured:
unifil.unmissions.org
UNIFIL statement on the explosion in Beirut
As a result of a huge explosion that rocked Beirut Port this evening, one of the UNIFIL ships of the Maritime Task Force docked in the port was damaged, leaving some UNIFIL naval peacekeepers injured – some of them seriously. UNIFIL is transporting the injured peacekeepers to the nearest...
Me too, but it seems like my Apple Pay setup won't work. I'm in NL and use iDeal. Anyone help?
That actually came to mind after reading this. That was an ammunition ship though, wasnt it?
That is TERRIFYING. Oh my god. RIP to all the poor first responders that were right there trying to put the fire out. Really awful. I hope the death toll doesn't end up being massive. Already pretty bad.
This is so horrifying.
Ammonium Nitrate is also what caused the industrial accident in the AZF plant in Toulouse, France, in 2001. 2700 injured and 37 people dead.
Maybe some limits to the amount that can be stored at any location should be implemented.
Ammonium Nitrate is also what caused the industrial accident in the AZF plant in Toulouse, France, in 2001. 2700 injured and 37 people dead.
Maybe some limits to the amount that can be stored at any location should be implemented.
Indeed. A similar thing happened in Mozambique in 2007. I don't understand why they do that. So many lives needlessly lost in all three cases 😞
That dashcam footage is terrifying. I couldn't imagine just driving down the road and suddenly there's a mushroom cloud on the horizon, hoping you aren't about to be vaporized.
BBC quoting Lebanese PM saying was 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate left in the warehouse for 6 years, just unbelievable.
My RC donation went through. Still trying to donate to the Beirut disaster relief fund.
So this was pretty much the governments fault for not properly disposing of the explosives right?
I hope they're held accountable for their negligence.
So this was pretty much the governments fault for not properly disposing of the explosives right?
I hope they're held accountable for their negligence.
This fucking year.... so much unnecessary and tragic loss of life.
Those poor souls.
Fuck, this is too much. They were just going about their days, not knowing what was going to occur.
RIP
Those poor souls.
Fuck, this is too much. They were just going about their days, not knowing what was going to occur.
RIP
Yep.
However now the Guardian are reporting 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate on site. That's 3.5x the amount at Tianjin.
I can only pray for those affected.
50 tonnes would be bad. 2,700 explains the sheer volume of explosion we saw.
This is beyond terrifying.
I was about 8 km away on my motorcycle when glass shattered from buildings surrounded me. I thought I had just driven by a car explosion.
yeah this has to be the 2700 tons number i imagine. I would try to look up the energy conversion but I think that search would get me on a list.
As a chemist, I can only say... incredibly careless!
Indeed, loaded with TNT, TNP (trinitrophenol/picric acid) and the flammable solvent benzene (which ignited during collision and lead to the explosion).
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Will also donate. Damn...
