Beirut Explosion Angle

[@asher05]

2/10 for the cameraman 6/10 for instinct 10/10 perfect cut "oh my -"

[@winnersforever7277]

O MATH

[@briwu]

*inhale* O MAI-

[@breeze5440]

HAHAHA LITERALLY

[@doot2757]

half life scientist

[@ekales_]

Why is it a perfect cut? He could just continue recording while running away

[@daliilars3350]

I love how he stopped the recording in record time. Actually impressive.

[@ichx8]

Just lock the phone, done.

[@AstroRVe]

​@@CardLucas-oi2czit's bloody real go search Google illiterate American 🃏

[@alanwatts8239]

​@@CardLucas-oi2cz Your intelligence is not real.

[@summerrunner1755]

@@CardLucas-oi2cz send me the link of the conspiracy videos you watched. I need a nice laugh

[@Ryan-di4jj]

@@CardLucas-oi2czyour intelligence is at plank length

[@testaklese]

A wholesome family video capturing a sudden massive tragedy like this is terrifyingly surreal to watch

[@knutkristensen419]

​@@givividivinci5652wth is that supposed to mean?

[@testaklese]

@givividivinci5652 This was an industrial accident. What are you talking about?

[@ground5quirrel470]

​@@knutkristensen419 i don't usually comment but what are you not understanding? Its like a family video (wholesome, happy) and it pans up to an explosion you likely forgot about.

[@psychoticfam7538]

Yo I think they did this in COD once

[@testaklese]

@@ground5quirrel470 He was responding to a comment that must have been deleted saying something along the lines of "terrible parents for having children in a warzone" even though that's not what the video was at all

[@beirutexplosionangles30]

Can everybody stop talking about the cameramans, "bad camera work", please? The reason why he stopped recording was because he got scared and wanted to protect his kids. Start thinking about those who died and stop thinking about the' "bad camera work".

[@kenzo2909]

Good camera work👍

[@karipaturketo5438]

At that distance they were safe. The shock wave would have minimized greatly by the time it got to them. Maybe blown eardrums. 🤔

[@_terminal]

​@@karipaturketo5438🤦🏻‍♂️

[@impeach_Yoon]

It's a meme

[@epeli0035]

@@karipaturketo5438Are you fr saying that blowing your eardrums isn’t bad enough

[@renanandre6031]

His biggest mistake was turning off the camera. Remember folks, when a disaster happens, always turn on your camera because the cameraman never dies!!

[@michajastrzebski4383]

unless he works with Alec Baldwin :V

[@FenriZz]

Cameraman have died in real times man

[@Axeb1409]

@@FenriZz "cameramans have died in real life" 🤓

[@SeohnAranys]

Well, except for the guy who died while live streaming climbing Mt Fuji

[@FenriZz]

@@Axeb1409 want examples kiddo?

[@N-wordScissorhands]

I hope the family was alright. If you didn’t know any better it could’ve look like a nuke being dropped in relatively close proximity. Scary.

[@jaystrickland4151]

They look to be on the lee side of that big building so the worst of the shock wave likely missed them.

[@imcallingjapan2178]

There was one video of this taken from a balcony IIRC where the guy panics when the big explosion happens, it actually looks like a nuclear explosion and I think that's what he thought at that moment

[@masonmax1000]

"The blast that devastated large parts of Beirut in August was one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions in history, experts say. The Sheffield University, UK, team says a best estimate for the yield is 500 tons of TNT equivalent, with a reasonable upper limit of 1.1 kilotons." for reference the nukes that hit Hiroshima were equivalent to 20,000 tones of TNT

[@drwheycooler8423]

@@imcallingjapan2178 looked like a nuke!? What is wrong with you?

[@imcallingjapan2178]

@@drwheycooler8423 Use your brain, son.

[@Thadeus1456]

The worst thing about living through this experience was definitely the uncertainty. I didn’t know if it was a plane bombing, a gas line exploding, and earth quake and if there was going to be another. Fortunately I was lucky and survived un-injured but a lot weren’t as lucky as me. I pray for the victims and their families.

[@starboy32]

sounds made up

[@achosenone44]

the sickos demonic fallen angels did it with there dews had there demonics in it cloudish to deceive the humans to hide it i know whats up !!! i am not deceived

[@jeffnoe5004]

Prayers don't do anything.

[@nomad_0036]

​@jeffnoe5004 it does more than you do lmao

[@peppermeat8059]

@@jeffnoe5004 same

[@sithticklefingers7255]

The little snap, crackle, pop at 0:28 had me like “oh that wasn’t as bad as I remember it. They must’ve been far away.” Then 0:56 happened and I actually jumped. There’s a distinct terror you feel watching that much energy get released. Makes you feel really small.

[@BuckBlaziken]

The initial explosion were canisters bursting. When the chemicals touched the flames that’s when all of it exploded at once

[@woodyw6891]

@@BuckBlaziken 2750 tonnes of amonium nitrate.

[@davepane7306]

Same

[@RevealedFilms]

You are really small. We are some pretty much just a larger version of ants in the universe.

[@darklorddisco]

literally just had the same reaction

[@EXRazeBurn]

Won't lie, had a chill down my spine at the initial explosion; realizing exactly how close they were to the warehouse.

[@user00x47]

I wonder if they felt the air detachment instantly at the time of the explosion and then came the stronger shock wave

[@funny3scene]

They weren’t close at all, almost 2 miles away

[@user-ed9xw3jr8x]

​@@funny3scenethat's actually close to a mf nuclear-size EXPLOSION

[@Deus_Invictus]

except this is not a fucking nuclear size explosion@@user-ed9xw3jr8x

[@papahairy5315]

​@@user-ed9xw3jr8xnot even close to nuclear size but ok

[@CountOxymagomedovMMA]

My heart dropped when I realize how close they were on that thing and how it went. I hope the kids were alright.

[@rockyfluffy9681]

All likelihood, dead or critically injured due to the proximity of the explosion.. Heck it can blow your eardrums from a distance.

[@HicSvntDracones]

@@rockyfluffy9681 Most of the city was a lot closer than that and most of them survived without hearing loss....

[@itwasaliens]

​@@rockyfluffy9681people keep saying this with no source.

[@APerson-ni1gb]

@@rockyfluffy9681if dead or critically injured, how video on internet ?

[@Teuwufel]

​@@rockyfluffy9681stop fearmongering, you sicko. There is a huge building between them and the explosion, it very likely shielded them from the shockwave.

[@ooglib8525]

I respect him for turning off the camera. Because it means he cares for his kids more than the footage.. great camera work! He did what he could.

[@SivleFred]

This video is interesting to me, because it’s the rare instance where someone captured both the first explosion and the infamous second one. Seeing how the first started really does show how unexpected the damage would’ve been!

[@G1NZOU]

I agree, and the danger of the first one is it probably led multiple people to go up to windows facing the explosion to see what the noise was.

[@DonLee1980]

when you get hit with a shock wave, don't close your mouth, don't hold your breath. The pressure difference could break your ear drums.

[@jonnemopola7245]

What is the most optimal thing to do in said situation?

[@ajax8341]

@@jonnemopola7245 keep your mouth open and stay away from walls that the shockwave could wrap around

[@jonnemopola7245]

@@ajax8341 Thanks!

[@Panoz095]

Wow, my first instinct I think would be to close my mouth, shut my eyes, hold my breath and wait for it to go away. Thanks a lot for the info!

[@unsettling_ad]

​@@jonnemopola7245I'd say throw yourself on the ground so the shockwave passes above you

[@HamburgerTime209]

While they were fairly close, they were also in an open area where there was hardly anything to become a projectile and strike them, as well they were on the other side of a the grain silo, so I’d say they almost certainly all made it

[@N-VAMusic]

Yeah with that distance the worst they may have suffered from may have been hearing trauma I'd say that's a win considering how many weren't so lucky.

[@DLAAYY]

They definitely got broken ribs if they stayed on their bikes. Shock waves are no joke and WILL send you flying.

[@D4MI0N]

actually being out in the open was not a safe place to be. An explosion like that could easily send chunks of concrete and steel, weighing hundreds of pounds, flying through the air, far enough to reach them.

[@hoghuhaghu8506]

@@D4MI0N I think being near an explosion in general isn't a safe place to be

[@nikostalk5730]

@@hoghuhaghu8506 being near is better, cause you won't suffer after injuries, the other part - is bad at all to be there.

[@holliegould3463]

it's been a long time since i've seen footage of the blast at first i was relieved because they seemed to be far enough away that the explosion was quiet.. and then the actual explosion happened 💔 i hope this family is alright and is able to find peace in spite of this tragedy

[@damienlobb85]

It was uploaded so I hold hope that they're okay 🤞🫶

[@user-dostiBaniRaheBus]

cameraman never dies

[@elcacha4427]

They probably dead

[@Menace0]

nah they dead

[@PythonMFD]

​@@Menace0yall sayin this shit with no source to back it up. thinking this cynically is gonna get you nowhere and only spreads misinformation

[@Cara-39]

Every time I see a video of the explosion, I'm so thankful that my aunt, uncle and cousin were out of the country at the time. Their flat, only a few blocks from the port was severely damaged but nobody was hurt.

[@Yo-ot1rn]

Instead of setting profile rather be cannon fodder for them in their mighty counter-offensive.

[@roman559]

​@@Yo-ot1rnlove russia much? Go take part in their "special military operation", aka war russians will lose eventually

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

urrrraaaa

[@CrimxSun]

Imagine the dads fear, being there with his kids😣

[@CaptainX2012]

Not much around. Worst case they were probably knocked over. Would be worse if you were near a window

[@hotdog9262]

he should have known better

[@readyredpanda127]

@@hotdog9262what should he have known better?

[@trinawhitener7753]

@@hotdog9262 How should he have known better? From where he was at, it looked like just a big fire. He probably didn’t know what was burning. No one else was freaking out. He probably had no idea what was about the happen could happen.

[@marselo1316]

@@hotdog9262”ye lemme just predict the future real quick”

[@TheJackSilence]

dont turn off the camera, the cameraman never dies

[@jixster1566]

They are so far away they are fine

[@TartarianTopG]

He died that time

[@dzb2x263]

​@@stargirl5194 if he didn't turn off the camera he would have survived.

[@Primusux]

There it is!!! Dumbest most overused comment on the internet!!!!

[@telolet1062]

unluckily..his child isnt cameraman that moment

[@Iffy50]

My heart hurts right now. I saw videos of the secondary explosion from miles away. I hope those people are okay.

[@leandrocostapisani943]

I hope the people you see in the whole video are okay. Surely it must be a traumatic experience. My condolences to those who lost loved ones

[@thomasjones4570]

They are on Beirut new Sea-Side Park and Cornish...they were not in harms was of anything other than the shockwave and even much of that would have been blocked by the small buildings between them and the blast as they were far enough away.

[@Alarix246]

Why should it be more traumatic than for you and me? They were closer, but we all know the horror from the news! I think you are somewhat overly sensitive to the reality of this world. I bet that them living in Beirut made them immune to whatever as long as they survive, just like us old timers are.

[@niraxlevi9930]

​@@Alarix246tf you're talking about 😂😂

[@juliusnepos6013]

The fact that there is a whole channel for this is astounding. Just wow

[@SizukuEliona]

There is also the Tianjin explosions angle# version search for it

[@juliusnepos6013]

Wow

[@cowsagainstcapitalism347]

For those unaware, a shockingly small number of people died that day. This dad and kids were fine.

[@Nick-rg8oz]

218 people died and 7000 wounded... such a small number right? try to take a picture in your head of how many families and lives were ruined.

[@cowsagainstcapitalism347]

@@Nick-rg8oz I understand how bad it sucked for the victims. I also saw the same explosion you did and would have assumed thousands died instead of 218. It was bad but it could have been magnitudes worse.

[@quToniK]

218 people dead in SUCH A TREMENDOUS explosion , IS a small number. Yes , it's still a tragedy. But that explosion was devastating !

[@AsusZenfoneZEML]

thanks !

[@HCTripleC]

Well obviously because how would they have uploaded the video otherwise?

[@bryanaustin8362]

An entire channel just for different angles of this bomb, what a time to be alive

[@joeldumas5861]

Toddler will remember forever her (seemingly ) 1st ride without training wheels

[@laustinspeiss]

The day she discovered that bikes can fly ?

[@ambientlightofdarknesss4245]

Reminds me of the Cod mw 3 mission intro...that pit in you stomach knowing what theyre in for. I hope this didn't end the same way the intro ended....

[@keviiiiiin]

Yeah thats the horrors of war innocent countless civilian/family would become victims

[@blaniac6591]

That’s exactly what I was thinking of

[@FoxyRiley]

Which mission I didn't remember it

[@bedeckt]

​@@FoxyRiley maybe he meant "Davis Family vacation" It's an individual mission though, not just the intro to one.

[@FoxyRiley]

@@bedeckt oooh the dad recording the child and then the chemical attack happens, that one alright

[@serenaparker4018]

Oh my I hope they ok, awe such a tragedy how many lost their lives from this explosion

[@beirutexplosionangles30]

Those kids and e dad survived

[@beirutexplosionangles30]

Nearly 210

[@Mr.WHOOPASS]

@@beirutexplosionangles30I hope this is true ! Pray whatever god in this world that they are safe !

[@ethemefekaraaslan1640]

​@@beirutexplosionangles30source?

[@beirutexplosionangles30]

@@ethemefekaraaslan1640 in the description

[@A.R.77]

0:23 ~ So clean and such a beautiful family out and about. Sincerely hope things have improved. Very crushing to see what happened there after all they've been through all these years.

[@ZiaulK]

Finally a sensible cameraman who knew when to stop.

[@zeeboss2762]

He panned the camera at the right moment

[@sandy123lucky]

Really hope those children made it safe. Oh god.

[@beirutexplosionangles30]

They did

[@joshuaortiz2031]

Lol they were like five miles away. Im sure the worst that happened to them is some minor hearing loss from the concussive force of the explosion.

[@beirutexplosionangles30]

@@joshuaortiz2031 they were 0.87 miles away.

[@joshuaortiz2031]

@@beirutexplosionangles30 how do you know that? Looks much further

[@beirutexplosionangles30]

@@joshuaortiz2031 measured

[@AnupomAG]

I remember that from 2020. I live in a small but densely populated city. If that explosion were to happen in my city it would've wiped out thousands.

[@loskinigga]

. That warehouse would never be in your city

[@AnupomAG]

@@loskinigga Yeah. And even if thee were one no one would be foolish enough to leave unchecked tons of ammonium nitrate for years.

[@ksawerytecza784]

Man, your dedication to collect these videos is on another level

[@leightonkekuewa4066]

Fun(ish) fact: this explosion is estimated to have an explosion yield of 1.1 kilotons (1,100 tons) of TNT. For reference, the largest conventional bomb the MOAB yielded 11 tons of TNT, and the nuke dropped on Hiroshima yielded 15 kilotons (15,000 tons). So the Beirut explosion is actually hugely. I would’ve shit my pants if I saw that, so props to the father who thought about his family first.

[@namenl2205]

This is what happens if Health & Safety is taken for granted

[@oliverduke1173]

@@namenl2205 you have not yet read up on this

[@pouetpouetdaddy5]

hardly fun facts...maybe "Some facts" would be more appropriate. And no props to the father..in the same situation, probably I would have thought to any stranger around me. In crisis, we got some instinct

[@mohamedchoubassi4996]

There is nothing "funny" about this fact

[@inf783]

the largest conventional bomb is FOAB not MOAB

[@TheoneGodfather]

Impressive bike paths.

[@aditsaini5094]

​@@user-se1wb4qp7vin my country wild animals roam in the road with me

[@Kzninja2]

im not sure if this is sarcasm, but this is just roads in remote areas where there are almost no cars, so people are safe biking on roads

[@TheoneGodfather]

@@Kzninja2 Not sarcasm necessarily, just a light hearted comment.

[@petesmitt]

@@Kzninja2 of course it's humour; obviously deserted road.

[@MaxBrix]

I love it that he didn't wait for the shock wave to react.

[@eddrose8150]

As a parent i couldn't think of anything worse.. Hope your were all ok.

[@thomasjones4570]

They were unless someone hit their head on the pavement from the shockwave. They were not as close as you think. they are on Beirut new Sea-Side Park and Cornish if you want to look the street up. its close to a mile away and those white buildings would have protected them from much of the remaining shockwave.

[@mrtoast244]

Wow, this is literally the perfect candid disaster footage. He was literally just recording him playing with the kids and the craziest thing ever just happens in the background.

[@Shingeki__]

I'll NEVER understand the people who see this going on, but then walk closer while recording....like good for this guy who kept it moving.

[@julius43461]

I wouldn't even record it. If shit goes boom while I'm with my kids I am speeding away from there. Whatever explosion you can see is not safe to be around.

[@colorsafebleach5381]

Yeah, like 20 feet is going to make a difference.

[@julius43461]

@@colorsafebleach5381 Why not, you could go behind a barrier at least. Also, you never know when something might explode or escalate, so it might be 20 feet, or it might be 1000 feet depending on how long you spent filming.

[@colorsafebleach5381]

@@julius43461 but then what if you ran that 20 feet and some derby hit you there, instead of where you were from if you didn’t run?

[@nikostalk5730]

@@colorsafebleach5381 this is a useless question, cause you can get a heart attack every fucking second in your life, but have you cared about it? Nope.

[@marcooliveira7909]

Hope they are okay. That said it frustrates me seeing others moving towards the problem with their phones out. Instead of moving away securing theirs or others safety

[@beirutexplosionangles30]

They didn't know it was gonna happen, but you have a good point.

[@Molon_Labe1776]

Gotta "do it for the 'gram!"

[@t7ler130]

Just like it was in COD MW 3, but then you already know what happened

[@drosnelochmir6346]

My heart sank when I realized that they were actually nearer from the blast point

[@h.a.9880]

After the first explosion, I was thinking he was far away and that was it. I kinda felt relieved, that he's safely away with his family. Then the last 10 frames of this video hit.

[@michielvanmol3529]

Exactly! Was like ‘oh that wasn’t as bad as I remembered. Good thing they’re- HOLY SHIT!’

[@SirKolass]

The explosion is hardly looked like the first one...

[@neilgunns8391]

I’ve seen so many of these videos, and I’m just as amazed how many of the people are speaking English.

[@c_k7164]

Yes I’m Lebanese and I’m English educated

[@legendanick1455]

I think those two guys recording and going closer have the wildest film of there lives , some great stories to tell to grandkids 😂

[@Popcat_Plays2004]

0:00 You can see the black smoke coming out from the warehouse 12 0:25 First explosion 0:27 You can hear the fireworks 0:32 The smoke is rising up 0:56 Second Explosion 0:58 Run!

[@legankord7873]

Oh ma

[@taklinfuel3477]

You think it was fireworks?

[@EricLS]

You can really tell when a video gets recommended to ALL KZbin users. Collective comment IQ drops 75%

[@kakashihatake1869]

Didnt know this channel exists wow great compilation. Ngl i thought a nuke was just dropped when this was reported

[@jsrng8888]

today is the day that I learnt here is a entire channel of different pov of the explosion

[@dave_peashooter]

There can be nobody else good enough to hold a candle against you in my life. I will be forever yours.”

[@MrMokey24]

They were probably fine, however that blast definitely left their ears ringing and probably knocked them from their bikes. Hopefully the children had some trauma counseling, but kids are pretty hardy when it comes to physical trauma.

[@ryanwatterson4038]

If you can be knocked over by a blast then your ears can be blown out, forever

[@zeke1220]

@@ryanwatterson4038 And a blast can leave you disoriented and off balance without shattering your ears.

[@andrewszombie]

I was thinking that. I wanted to see them record that brutal shockwave.

[@MyDOOKIE1]

I didn't see no one fall off thier bike

[@RB-mm7ce]

@@MyDOOKIE1 cause the recording stopped before the shockwave hit.

[@mikulitsi1819]

Interesting recommendation. Didn't know about this channel and certainly didn't know there were so many angles of this incident. Never seen this clip either...

[@cald1421]

It’s crazy watching the others start shuffling over to the sound, cellphones out, like mindless zombies

[@derrickrr5516]

He still gets an A- for filming horizontally.

[@vor946]

reddit way

[@jamesmccomb9525]

You're an awful person.

[@guss2099]

Every time a new video comes up it gives me shivers!😔

[@Elder74]

I totally agree.... pray for beirut 🍀

[@BuGGyBoBerl]

this is actually very interesting for me. the sudden change of a nice family moment to a huge tragedy. also the observation that we somehow start developing from a "ive experienced that" to a "did you see that video" era, where people not really make their own experience and start telling more stuff about what others experiences. even so far that people instantly start recording everything. (im not talking about the actual guy filming but the 2 dudes showing up filming as soon as something happens)

[@anthonylangley8717]

“…And that’s how Dad got tinnitus.”

[@theindonesianperson]

Location: Near Rocks (Beirut Central District) Distance: 1360 Meters

[@Monkey_Tree]

All the zombies walking towards the explosion is like a movie come true, yikes

[@professorx3060]

So many people started getting closer, they probably had no idea what it was

[@matthewfors114]

@@professorx3060 its a bad idea is what it is

[@Monkey_Tree]

​@@professorx3060it was smoke, Coming from a factory. Not a good idea to go investigate lol

[@Toxic2T]

@@matthewfors114 truth

[@icemanchambers1207]

Prayers to Beirut and its People 😢❤

[@Alarix246]

The most important thing people should be aware of is that the shock wave is slower than visuals, but surely comes; so seeing such a huge blast, everyone should know that they have to lie down immediately and open their mouth so their ear drums don't burst.

[@seankendall8599]

I’ve stood in the mountains overlooking Beirut many times and watched the violence and explosions

[@suslarry7]

Seeing those them get closer and closer with their phones to record while knowing what was coming was so scary I hope they didn't get hurt

[@iq6062]

Pipe bomb moment

[@Hot5ince93]

This just appeared in my home page, i guess i have to watch the previous 257 videos TONIGHT

[@hugmetogetacookie970]

This actually gave me the MW3 vibe where London got nuked with poison gas, that one mission where ur the dad recording ur family and suddenly stopped recording the moment the trucks exploded

[@Atmos_Glitch]

That's last explosion came out like a jumpscare, I thought the video would with just the first one but last second lmao!!!

[@benjaminvolesky1653]

Thats a good dad right there. He sensed it before it happened.

[@aaronnichols9444]

I’ve watched nearly every angle of this explosion, there are a lot of English speakers in Beirut.

[@c_k7164]

Yea I’m Lebanese and I’m English educated. The three main languages in Lebanon are English, French and Arabic

[@edmundkockenlocker4672]

They had to have been at least 5 miles away from the port and it still looks terrifying.

[@tieradlerch.217]

I thought the white clouds is the explosion until I watch the end

[@markrouse2416]

You can hear the fireworks go off briefly around 0:25.

[@thequantaleaper]

The flash and distortion wave are so incredible to see.

[@SHINOBI-200]

The "Oh my-" cut at the end 💀

[@a.s.cirillo6785]

When you see children, the video reaches a whole other level. I've read here that they are ok.

[@durtyred86]

Everytime those kids see a bike, this will be in their minds. Wouldn't be at all surprised if the little one developed a form of PTSD with bicycles.

[@DemarcusQ]

Omg even from back there it looked horrible! An instant building sides smoke cloud that’s gotta be chilling… there’s been 258 angles of these?? I need a compilation

[@kudjo24]

It's so wild seeing the red cloud explosion displace the older grey cloud floating right above, absolutely insane pressure wave of magnitude not seen since the atomic bomb was dropped.

[@jakephillips4453]

The people walking towards it with their phones like zombies.

[@Redslayer86]

My heart sank when I realized how close they were.

[@microboiiislander4110]

Reminds me of that one cutscene from call of duty when a family was just enjoying life until tragedy struck

[@stevewilliams8590]

That went from “oh that wasn’t so bad” to “HOLY SHIT!” real fast.

[@amazedtenthousand4873]

Famous last words: "OH MY-"

[@joseph906]

This is how all the paranormal videos end.

[@darrencare2427]

The different tones of OH MY shows what fear sounds like

[@kurt5490]

Smart dad. Saw the weird cloud from the original boom and told his kids to "go go go". Yes get as far away from that with your children!

[@bobloblaw9791]

I worked at a plant that used ammonium nitrate. I had no idea it was this dangerous. But still, I’ve learned it takes a flame, AN and fuel to ignite. Where did the large amounts of fuel come from?

[@addanametocontinue]

It wasn't a plant that blew up, it was a storage facility used by the government. I believe all the fertilizer they were storing was confiscated from a ship (or ships). They were already warned by people that they were putting too much of it in the same spot and that this type of scenario might happen. Government officials, like most in all countries, couldn't give 2 shits about it and so when a small fire broke out, everything fucking blew up.

[@AmjadKamali]

From the fireworks that were improperly stored in the same hangar

[@brucea9871]

As another commentor said the fireworks led to the explosion. The fireworks were ignited by sparks from a worker doing some welding.

[@FranktheDachshund]

I think he meant the fuel as in the mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil is a powerful explosive, but AN alone just burns. But in this case she blew.

[@huskerfan-el4jx]

I cant find anything to say it had been mixed into ANFO. Everyone just says the AN had not been stored properly. Maybe gas in the smoke or something. I dont know

[@nilon5327]

Imagine the little girl on her bike getting hit by the pressure wave. This would slam grown buff man onto the ground but with her small weight and then on the bike, this is brutal. I hope she and her (presumably) brother got out relatively fine.

[@romain5706]

The two guys phone in the hand recording explosion who walk like robots towards the explosion, it's the scariest thing for me

[@AAA-yy3bf]

Hermosa ciudad

[@e-_-xcited]

Incredible how many angles there are and how many people where filming at that moment.

[@colorsafebleach5381]

Because they had a warning with the smaller pre explosion. So many people were already recording it.

[@adisgluhalic8477]

Not incredible at all. The fire was raging for hours before that and there was a small explosion prior to this one so people kept recording

[@spolzr7712]

it was supposed to be a wholesome moment with the dad and kids biking together :(

[@ozyman-bias2609]

This is like that one mission in modern warfare 3

[@The_Quaalude]

Bro really made a whole channel off one event ☠️

[@SuperAngelofglory]

I hope the kids and you were all right, my friend.

[@Menace0]

This has the same energy as that one mission in MW3 where you watch a father’s camcoder POV of terrorists activating a chemical attack.

[@MathewWoodard]

Someone posted a video shortly after this happened and said the best thing to do would be to get on your hands and knees, point your ass toward the explosion, open your mouth and relax. Something about how the shockwave would do less damage that way. I always wondered if that was true.

[@awfullottauchies5412]

Man this is the closest I've seen.. definitely within blast kill radius

[@earthdart5937]

Seems like a few miles away, the shockwave will be immense. There's not much debris around them as well so I think they're fine.

[@bucky822]

thats actually pretty far away, thats atleast a few kilometers, they are not in the center of the city, majority of angles are WAY closer

[@2ButterdBiscuits]

There was a clip of people right on the dock of where the explosion was, which is a lot closer

[@martinrevoiralynch4460]

@@bucky822 clearly thay are not very far, if you see how the fireball size. Other coments claim the distance is 1.3 km or 0.8 miles

[@morningstar7071]

@@earthdart5937 thats less than a mile buddy

[@mikeyswift2010]

I literally can't imagine the terror. I've had dreams about seeing mushroom clouds in the distance and feeling the panic of "omg it really just happened, after all these years of being told about nuclear war etc." Obviously, this wasn't on that scale but you gotta think the terror and uncertainty of what could come next (as you're with your children riding bikes nonetheless) must have been similar. I thank my lucky stars that I got blessed with my particular geographic position in life, and I empathize as much as I can with people less fortunate.

[@LiveFreeOrRIP]

ive had that dream too... Seeing devastation in the distance and calling my wife and kids... I would say Ill see you on the other side and I know we will find each other because I wont ever stop looking.

[@twocups8994]

I thought I was the only one that had those dreams terrifying fr

[@timetraveler9518]

I was there in beirut when it happened. It was traumatizing..

[@user-dn8td2cq1j]

​@@LiveFreeOrRIPnever had such dreams lol but like today, i woke up to this chilling dream where i was like on the rooftop of a building and i witnessed a dogfight, my country's helicopter came crashing down and the enemies were being chased by jets, scary af lol

[@sigmamale4147]

Idk man nukes are kinda cool

[@tuckerinnit_6059]

ok first off, 0:56 that explosion came out of no where oml second, THE “OH MY-“ GOT ME LAUGHING WAY TOO HARD 😭

[@warriorx86]

As a father he did the right thing to stop recording and take his kids to safety.

[@ghostdogzx-1474]

This is why you don't hang around and film shit when something's not right. You're supposed to get yourself and your kids the F out of there.