Compilation of videos show moment explosions rip at Beirut port

Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky.
Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the massive explosions, the cause of which was not immediately known.
A security source confirmed that two explosions shook the port area of the city, Lebanon’s largest urban area, leaving dozens wounded.
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[@Michealpoulson]

I’m a retired firefighter paramedic and I’ve seen a lot. That gave me more anxiety than my worst memory. Prayers for the innocent.

[@jjenkins776]

That's bc you know first hand exactly what something like this entails. The magnitude of the injuries, death, its astonishing. I'm a triage nurse and I have a hard time watching something of this magnitude bc I know the injuries are horrific and the mental trauma is going to last a lifetime on everyone. Some hospitals are destroyed and maxed...People trapped....its, I'm at a loss for words. Heartbreaking

[@jjenkins776]

Btw my brother is a FD lieutenant, thanks for your service to our fellow brothers and sisters.

[@Hollyfreeholly.]

Stay strong brotha , God bless

[@metalmedic7211]

my life also been retired 5 years that type of shock wave is uh ...

[@jasonolinger7585]

thank you for your service.

[@torogiking]

Imagine when youre in the car and u encountered that kind kind of explosion.. it feels like its the end of the world..

[@sonnyjs15]

Welcome to the grunts in OIF and OEF

[@mkamelg]

Thanks to KZbin you don't have to imagine it kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXfEZ3-Mbap4kM0 But at a time like this, it's even worse to stand in the street kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKOckJ6srJeUhZI

[@yt_scetch8715]

Marcin Gx it would be worst if u in da building

[@mikeserds2333]

that guy in the car in the first vid, stops at the fire and I think he even got out of the car

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

Being high up in your apartment or a tall building might almost be worse.

[@acecard3816]

gets blown away by a powerful shockwave that could've killed them: gets back up and starts recording again

[@kylaxial]

the footage can actually be useful for determining what happened

[@kylaxial]

@@chadbinger8700 it's a big help for people who do jobs that involve this kind of stuff, though

[@Krilium]

@@chadbinger8700 So what?

[@christianalejandrocastrejo2664]

Honestly, if it already almost killed what would you do next? I would feel like a little piece of paper

[@KoiYakultGreenTea]

Mount saint helens erupted and a photographer knew he wasn’t going to survive. He took as many pictures as he could and put his camera in the bag and curled around it. His pictures were definitely helpful. But even in his last moments he knew it would be important If you survive an explosion while filming, I think it’s pretty safe to say you should keep filming if only to record you’re still alive. Of course while moving to safety or rushing to help someone close by. Very rarely do we get footage of aftermaths except oral accounts. But in this day and age it is a good thing we have Cameras in everybody’s hands

[@inara6350]

It's even scarier knowing that these people thought it was over and were filming but then even worse happened...

[@twilightmind75]

That had to be absolutely terrifying. It breaks my heart to hear people screaming in fear in that last video. I can't imagine the feeling of the ground shaking followed by such a tremendous sound. Prayers to the people of Beirut from the United States.

[@alexorellana2713]

My heart goes out to those innocent people who were near the explosive when it exploded 😔🙏🏼

[@aphal8505]

It wasn’t an explosive

[@aphal8505]

@Bobby Taylor it was a chemical reaction from irresponsible containing

[@youraveragerobloxyoutuber5331]

@Bobby Taylor it was not a explosive

[@mac_attack_zach]

@@aphal8505 it was ammonium nitrate, that's explosive and therefore it caused an explosion. Just because it's not intended for explosives doesn't mean it isn't one. Use your head.

[@raccoonofsparta2771]

@@mac_attack_zach More like it turned into an explosion. It wasnt an explosive ITSELF. I mean I guess you could make the argument that any explosive is just chemical reactions but this is diff. This is just chemicals being handled irresponsibly. But hey shit happens, all I can say is im glad that didnt happen here. Regardless I feel horrible for those involved but I do think it’s ridiculous im hearing about this for the first time a whole ass year later.

[@JP-ik3hr]

Port officials had told judges multiple times over multiple years their concerns about storing this material (ammonium nitrate) in that warehouse. Judges need to go to jail for this.

[@ShazenVideos]

I guess they misjudged the situation...

[@landonmondalek1147]

Savinelli Mike they told the government not judges but what can they do they have been trying since October to force them to leave and they ain’t going nowhere

[@GilsTestChannel]

The corrupt government was selling ammonia nitrate to the terrorist organizations that have taken over the country. It was worth a lot of money so they didn’t want to get rid of it in a timely fashion. There’s actually a proverb about this in the Bible.

[@poeticflamee]

@@ShazenVideos Lol

[@j.christopherlindsey8933]

Looks more like an ammunition depot. Notice the small flashes before the big explosion?

[@nhbabz7358]

They better get to the bottom of this quickly! This is unacceptable and probably preventable. Nobody deserves this carnage.

[@spinninglotus7252]

no shit they will

[@iamtotallynot123]

@@spinninglotus7252 Yea. What a useless comment. Lol

[@professorgoat1099]

@Tile Setter 191 lmao its literally a storage warehouse, not fireworks. more like ammo storages and then one giant fucking bomb or pile of explosive materials ignorantly stacked together

[@Ibrahim-fh6kv]

Israel did this

[@johncase1353]

Antifa and Black Lives Matter have already claimed responsibility.

[@bookguitarguy]

My condolences to the people of Lebanon at this difficult time. Your country has been through a lot. I’m sorry for your losses.

[@dannypants5965]

So devastating, I’m sorry for the people of Beirut suffering from this tragedy. Prayers for you all!

[@BudgetProductions]

no you're not

[@_laith7189]

@@BudgetProductions why?

[@BudgetProductions]

@@_laith7189why what

[@DJfireant789plus]

@@BudgetProductions What do you mean he's not?

[@BudgetProductions]

@@DJfireant789plus he's not sorry

[@greenman8285]

My heart goes out to the victims and their families and friends

[@leticiabermudez4941]

This is really reallyyy sad and i just can’t even imagine how was actually the real moment, i’m praying for all these innocent people 🙏🏼❤️

[@abbiedawson4309]

U can just hear screaming and my heart just melts rip the innocent who sadly past throughout this terrible happening 💕❤️

[@sageryan5819]

Prayers for the people of Beirut. I remember visiting a very beautiful city many years ago before all this conflict. A memory of lovely people and a setting of extraordinary beauty.

[@etsayunandra1510]

what conflict?

[@Derek_Keenan]

@@etsayunandra1510 the civil war

[@shegun]

I am so so so sorry for the people in Beruit

[@My14thAccount]

No you’re not

[@Ptolemy336VV]

@@My14thAccount well I am. And thsts because I can feel and underatand the misery or pain this can endure. Grow up. Your comment reflects your own mind. And if this is your mind then you have a long way to grow still

[@LindaZ911]

Truly sorry that you guys are going through this! I am praying for you all!

[@ravediva.Corner]

My heart goes out to those affected.

[@lue-rjeatumpalan1363]

That mushroom cloud gave me shivers. Prayers to the people of Beirut. 🙏

[@CharlesMichaelSidwell]

I wonder how many people outside lost their hearing from the second blast, or will now have ringing ears for the rest of their lives.

[@gundarvarr8657]

mostly stop by their car to take a picture. its on youtube. They died

[@MrOuchiez]

It's likely worse for many INside, as the blast wave can bounce around a rooms interior, the percussion alone can collapse lungs. However, outside there's obviously a far higher risk of being hit by MASSIVE pieces of debris. Look at what's left of those IMMENSE grain silos alone, that material has to have gone somewhere. Pure devastation. I hope the incredibly low number of fatalities (135 upon my typing this) stays there, though the realist in me knows this is going to end up far, far worse. But hey, if it weren't for Covid lock downs there would have most certainly been FAR more people in the vicinity of the blast.

[@byron9369]

Prayers up for the people of Beirut. We feel for you and we will support you from the Philippines. 🇵🇭

[@blueflags599]

What is really sad is the hospitals can’t take any more people

[@gonorrheaplayz]

Ikr it’s so sad

[@gonorrheaplayz]

Those people aren’t f***ing nice

[@gonorrheaplayz]

:(

[@easbreid9879]

I heard one guy say the hospitals were destroyed

[@raigaxin9452]

Man The Terrorist Must Die!!!!!!

[@juvenilegolden]

My heart goes out to all the people that suffered ❤

[@corruptedusr]

Looks like something out of a movie. Unbelievable. Rest in peace for all the innocent people who died in that explosion.

[@jayglobal5577]

It was an attack.

[@lancethrustworthy]

Thanks for posting this compilation.

[@psy0rz]

At 1:43 you can clearly hear the effects of the seismic shockwave way before the actual blast via the air think? I noticed it at some other fragments as well.

[@Helo735]

Holy shit I didn't notice that until you mentioned it.

[@iGamerAlex]

In that same video the moment before the shockwave reaches the cameraman you can see the wall move in the building in front of him. Scary stuff

[@lunatic_3521]

*SeiSmiC*

[@psy0rz]

@Aaron Monroe i know

[@meyou245]

Something tells me that was a weapons depot. That was not s fireworks explosion, looked more like many tons of ammonium nitrate, or some other explosive compound.

[@AuntieL_ATL]

They are saying that it was ammonium nitrate that they had confiscated from a ship years ago. Why they would keep it there is a mystery to me. I guess they thought it would never happen.

[@BENCOINTERNATIONAL]

3700 tons to be exact

[@117swordsmen]

Yea when i first watched it i thought TNT. But was later announced exactly what it was.

[@1949rangerrick]

That looked like the atom bomb test at Bikini atol.

[@johncarter1288]

No, the fireworks fire caused the chemical depot to blow. You can see clearly the first smaller explosions very similar to the Mexico firework factory explosion. The huge explosion was the depot of ammonium nitrate. Such tragedy. :(

[@aurinko0966]

Stay Strong Lebanese friends 🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧

[@SirGuifoyle]

Sending prayers from Oklahoma ♡

[@hovanti]

And more from Pennsylvania.

[@abhimanu3457]

Prayers from Kerala , India

[@Acadian.FrenchFry]

Prayers from California!

[@NewRepublicMapper]

And From Manila, Philippines

[@johncarter1288]

Prayers from Portugal too!!!

[@alucardlord9032]

Sometimes, those beautiful scenes that youre about to see will also be the most scary one

[@BrendanSmith72]

Literally on the verge of tears. These poor people.

[@agungbathara1642]

Sending all the prayers and love from Indonesia 🇮🇩 🇱🇧

[@georgina4426]

The basics to know: Firework Factory located in Beirut has killed so far reported 100's.Starting with a small Explosion leading to a giant Explosion.Second had lots more expansion of breeze from the Explosion and managed to shove People to the ground.Unfortunatley,People may die if only injured as their Health Care system was already bad.Main hospitals were affected and power went out meaning anyone on life support sadly died. How did it happen? No one knows right now but,many are guessing a product mixed with an explosive firework had managed to create a chemical reaction leading to an Explosion. First guesses and or Conspiracies at first sight: Many thought an earthquake had started and ducked down,although it were not an earthquake they did the right thing at the time.Magority of People guessed that happened and no one has a different comment we know of. Minor injuries occured: People were in bad pain and bleeding.Broken Bones.Very few Panic Attacks and or Seizures. Major injuries occured: Loss of hearing for up to 3 seconds - 4-5 minutes.Dust from Explosion in the eye.Bruised Knees.Scars on Body. What happened in the Event?: As the Explosion(s) occured,Shards of glass flew outside and or inside meaning people could be stabbed.If they were not stabbed they would of had blood over them from cuts. If People survived with a Major injury,what would be the downside?: People would be left with no homes,no cars and no money due to helping with the fixes. What about any company's that could go bankrupt?: Insurance company's would be bankrupt as they would spend so much money trying to pay for the houses and or cars problems to be fixed or rebuilt. What if people were outside or in shops?: People in Elevators would either drop due to the support of walls breaking and or they would suddenly stop with no power. Overrall I hope everyone is safe and will recover if they were harmed.

[@Simpilotrash]

Thanks for these infos

[@georgina4426]

@@Simpilotrash no problem,want people to stay safe.

[@Williamwerenberg]

It’s wasn’t fireworks, but a warehouse full of confiscated explosives.

[@georgina4426]

@@Williamwerenberg Sorry,I rushed a bit,but some fireworks are really big like explosives,stay safe!

[@Williamwerenberg]

Popendo•Life no need to apologize, my friend. I just wanted to clarify. This is a catastrophy. My thoughts go out to Lebanon here from Denmark

[@RennieAsh]

Just when you thought 2020 was calming down

[@elizabethstrassberg5634]

Just heartbreaking. Hope all people hurt were able to get medical treatment. Praying for those affected by this.

[@HenrySchach]

One year after that and it’s still terrifying to see the explosion

[@minnietrout814]

Looking back at what happened two years ago still gives me terror for all the people killed and their families. I pray that all effected by this horror are doing better today. Praying for continued healing for these people.

[@tfwnoyandere]

For all the prayers that go unanswered Why do you think that is?

[@geraskatinas1846]

Look at the people in the beggining, getting out of their cars to hide behind the cement wall, moments before it got blasted.

[@TheDobstopper]

Mmm. I didn't notice. Idk if they survived.... My initial instinct is that they didn't.

[@sylamy7457]

@@TheDobstopper Most likely they didnt. Possible though

[@geraskatinas1846]

@@sylamy7457 Its not possible to survive from that close. The cement wall wont help against a nuke.

[@bookguitarguy]

@@geraskatinas1846 Um, don’t mean to hurt your feelings, but that wasn’t a “nuke”, Einstein.

[@geraskatinas1846]

@@bookguitarguy it was powerful enough to be classified as one. Tesla

[@princesssiane2281]

This is really sad!.praying for Lebanon. God bless Lebanon 😭

[@SunBunz]

0:29 I’ve seen this on many other shots. There’s a small dark orange orb (it’s visible behind that street lamp near the bottom) of a smaller explosion just before the huge blast. That must’ve been what triggered it. Many little ones at first, than that one little dark orange blast, then the mushroom cloud engulfs everything. 0:53 there it is again. As soon as it “goes out” the HUGE blast comes immediately after.

[@sstevens5190]

Tears!! Sending you Prayers 🙏🇺🇸

[@iamtheman584]

now realize that this explosion is only about 1/35th of the hiroshima bomb and imagine what those people witnessed that day

[@massivecunt8263]

​@arikthegreatnot at all. OP is exaggerating. It's about 1/5th of the hiroshima bomb and 1/7th of nagasaki's. Beirut's explosion was about the equivalent of 3 kilotons of TNT while little boy was 15 kilotons. And nukes are also detonated hundreds of meters above ground for maximum damage. Beirut's was on the ground so it had less effects anyway. When you know that fat man and little boy are some of the smallest nukes ever detonated...it puts things in perspective.

[@Hardmodeeverything3174]

2020: tutorial 2021: let the games begin

[@maximilianmander2471]

Don't give this year any more ideas!

[@fartpoo69]

@@maximilianmander2471 2021 is actually pretty good

[@vigilante8374]

2022: Final Boss

[@fjellgutten1603]

Imagine an explosion 100 times bigger than this and you got Hiroshima Bomb. Today we have bombs that are 1000 times more powerful than Hiroshima. Thats scary.

[@iamtotallynot123]

@XXMetalLamb94Xx Yea its sad that the higher ups think we even need those. But then again its a circle. If someone else has it. We need it. And vice versa. Even if we all collectively, decided to collectively, "destroy" all the nukes, collectively, There's always going to be 1 asshole that keeps some. "Just" "in" "case"

[@iamtotallynot123]

@Eddie R whoops? Don't call the cops on me or something.

[@mwmann]

10,000 times.

[@billyshead1339]

Yea hydrogen bombs are nuts.

[@telepylus111]

that was like the same size as heroshima

[@Hyperion856]

Damn when i heard explosion i pictured a typical more firey explosion. This looked like straight power no combustion. Crazy.

[@bananas1318]

@@czesiek09 looks like a bird to me lol

[@jotarokujo6915]

Yeah explosion aren't fiery it's just pure force and shrapnel unless it's something like a petrol bomb.

[@reaganharder1480]

@@bananas1318 yeah, looks like a bird. Other angles show multiple birds flying around, and none of the others show any sort of projectile into the building.

[@ps2man38]

Also to add, it’s said it’s anfo, it’s more of a “moving” explosive rather than destructive, if that makes sense

[@reaganharder1480]

@@ps2man38 i mean, like, it's a somewhat gentler explosive than some... but it's still a high-explosive, and tends to be pretty destructive in anything like a sizable amount.

[@dootie3698]

kinda lucky it was on the outskirt on the docks and not in the middle of the city wonder what type of plant it was to cause that much power or was it a bomb/military weapon?

[@nerthus4685]

2700 lbs of ammonium nitrate being stored next to some fireworks.

[@Ibrahim-fh6kv]

Isreal did this

[@joshuawood1436]

Thats a bomb, there is no way any sane, or educated official would allow for that much nitrate to be stored inside a city. Someone was building a bomb/s there.

[@Ibrahim-fh6kv]

@@joshuawood1436 Israel did this.

[@AFourEyedGeek]

@@Ibrahim-fh6kv You're a low life piece of shit

[@EmmanuelEdgar195Z]

August 2020 has officialy arrived.

[@minimaxima2640]

What?

[@CovertSin]

@@minimaxima2640 2020 is a fucked up year and August has just showed us shits not getting any better... Pretty much what he means.

[@ksheensheen2740]

September: *hold my beer*

[@raindual]

At 0:53 you can see a human walking his last footsteps close to the warehouse

[@ghrbaa6727]

From Malaysia here. I will make donation for the rebuilding and relief effort for Beirut, God willing. I hope more people from around the world will do the same ❤️

[@funkyboy1190]

Damn you can see the shockwave from the blast on the water surface...

[@dominikseve7023]

This is the scariest town explosion that ever happened.

[@trentgardner4744]

Look at the tianjin, China explosion, way worse

[@trentgardner4744]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2qWqJ-Qa715idU

[@pczone7641]

@@trentgardner4744 not really the Beirut one has 250x the energy of tianjin, China it's 18.3%the power of Hiroshima atomic bomb tianjin one has more flame show but not more powerful.

[@scoville24]

the one in China had people in sky scrapers miles away that felt the heat from the fire explosion.

[@_kopcsi_]

@@pczone7641 well, in Beirut the explosion was about 1.1 kiloton of TNT, in Tianjin it was 0.256 kiloton of TNT. Hiroshima atomic bomb was 15 kilotons of TNT. your numbers are wrong.

[@funyunonion37732]

This is so freaking cool. Love these vids

[@DeepByteDigger]

Im in tears what 2020 has been to humanity.😔

[@eddt6485]

That’s enough for this year explosion corona what else

[@rz7133]

Elections

[@warumsindalleso]

Nespresso

[@podrozujpokimozesz]

And this is only the beginning. Jesus Christ is coming back soon!

[@desiraejuelch5843]

Don't forget the murder hornets and almost starting ww3.

[@thegreekinvestorgr2647]

Economy crisis

[@projectfreedom9510]

Wow!! That was a big explosion indeed. It had a mushroom cloud.

[@MrBowlda]

🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

[@117swordsmen]

@@MrBowlda it did not have a mushroom cloud. So tired of everyone saying that. Humidity riding a concussion wave does not constitute a mushroom cloud. -_-

[@napaquatics3639]

@@117swordsmen calm down Bill Nye. It looks different to everyone. But it also serves as a warning to all who wish war on anyone. There are bombs that make this look like a sparkler.

[@foxhoundandthehound7527]

@@117swordsmen all explosions have mushroom clouds. Even tiny ones, how long they last is a different story.

[@sacr3]

This bomb was equivalent to 500 tons of TNT Hiroshima is equivalent to 15,000 tons of TNT A typical large warhead is equivalent to 10,000,000 tons of TNT. Now if this bomb looks big to you, like the other guy said there are nukes that are thousands of times more powerful than this. As for mushroom clouds, all bombs typically make them as the heat from their initial blast rises up, the air rushing back in after the bomb helps as well, a pillar is left as the heated ball of air rises and cools. Nukes exaggerate this just because of their size, and no that shock wave wasn't a mushroom cloud - some bombs display this depending on the humidity/nature of the atmosphere.

[@ShOoTYaDoWn]

I swear I can’t watch this video without getting tears in my eyes...

[@TowerWatchTV]

Seeing it after years again and it still gives me goosebumps... horrifying!

[@haydencook682]

Life can be so abrupt...

[@Matanumi]

Then BOOM there goes a fuckin level block

[@abrahamrivera6298]

0:34 look at the water 🌊

[@MasDouc]

Thanks for the emoji, otherwise I would have no idea what you're talking about

[@ladon1468]

OMG 😳 That was insane! My prayers goes out to those injured and the families of the deceased. Damn …..

[@tinolisanti1296]

God Bless for All Innocent Peoples , prayers for Lebanon ❤️🙏🏻❤️

[@jayantm6177]

Sending prayers from New Orleans 🙏🏼💗

[@AlexThe2nd1015]

That was the biggest explosion I ever ear behind the chymic factory explosion

[@elenapandelea2147]

DUDE THAT EXPLOSION IS INSANE

[@tilakverma_Ayodhya]

Soo sad. I pray🙏🙏 every one safe....

[@carmenmilagros7728]

Очень страшное видео . Бедные люди. Упокой , Господи , души погибших. Скорейшего выздоровления раненым ...

[@Amiuz]

Impresionante, no me hubiera gustado estar ahi pero ojala poder verlo con mis propios ojos, si saben a lo que me refiero.

[@iamcristiannn]

That shockwave is so insane and the last clip was insane how you can’t even predict when the shockwave gonna come

[@I_love_our_planet]

Holy Moly that's terrible. Hope that the Uno is able to help soon - in the respect that this happened in a beautiful Country that anyway hat too much to recover from. My thoughts and prayers can't change what happened, but Beirut should know that we share the pain and will try to help. I will wait now for some serious Organisations where I can donate and do the little thing I can do.

[@donald.d3843]

1:18 this guy in the background is telling them to get away from the glass, it's like he knows what is going to happen. :D

[@user-pv7pk5nh3k]

Ive got chills watching this... I've Never seen anything like this ever, even in movies 😱 The victims, the injured , the families 💔💔💔

[@AFourEyedGeek]

Tianjin 2015, similar looking event. Large explosion at a port followed by additional larger explosion. Horrible to see again.

[@wunnatun9367]

My prayers with all in Beirut 🙏 from Myanmar..

[@noodengr3three825]

Imagine being in one of those cars casually driving by only meters away

[@ff_sifo9730]

Wow this is crazy

[@robhobsweden]

Just to understand the big scale of this terrible explosion: The energy released were about 1/13th of Little boy, the Hiroshima nuclear bomb - or 1.150 kilotonnes TNT.

[@robhobsweden]

@Fusion The relative effectiveness of Ammonium Nitrate is 0.42. The number I've calculated for, is 2750 tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate, hence 1150 tonnes TNT. The Little boy were app. 15 kilotonnes. 15 divided by 1.1150 is app. 13. :) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNT_equivalent

[@robhobsweden]

@Fusion But no matter what, this was a real powerful chemical explosion.

[@kamacazi9639]

This wasn’t no damn fireworks they were experimenting with nuclear power under the guise of a fireworks factory.

[@robhobsweden]

@@kamacazi9639 The main explosion were from ammonium nitrate, not fireworks, nor fission or fusion. If you have other theories, please provide viable sources showing a nuclear power research facility in the harbour. This is a sad tragidy of an accident of negliance, actually not worth conspiracy therories. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor

[@kamacazi9639]

Robert Lindhé no one can provide proof for a clandestine nuclear experimental lab. It’s secret for a reason. Nuclear testing is against international law. They won’t leave proof or record if they were experimenting with it. They would face charges. You have no proof that is was nitrates apart from what they told you. The conspiracy goes both ways.

[@BruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuH]

I can't believe I forgot about this crazy explosion.

[@AsiandOOd]

just thinking about the people that were watching the first explosion from a close distance only to get blasted by the second one chills my spine. hope they are doing well.

[@theseventhgeneration6910]

0:30 you can clearly see the angled roof of the building that was the source of the explosion. It almost appears that they operated a fireworks manufacturing business too near near the sodium nitrate storage area.

[@mattnoone7385]

That clip is basically how 2020 came on to us right there

[@demeter7011]

OMG! My prayers and thoughts go out to you Beirut.

[@hazzah5572]

Imagine thinking you've been caught in a nuclear war and it turns out the clowns down at the docks had decided to store 2000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate in the same place. Any sufficiently extreme incompetence is indistinguishable from malice.

[@davidfuller9373]

Damn it

[@diego.e.a]

Looks like a small nuke.

[@wendigo8153]

the scary thing is that's probably a fraction of the power a nuke would produce.

[@flying_bandit7609]

A nuke that failed to expload probably

[@davidfuller9373]

It sure does

[@steptuumba6279]

@@flying_bandit7609 It would be nearly impossible to make a nuke partially explode considering how they work.

[@steptuumba6279]

@@wendigo8153 Plus, even a nuke of similar capabilities would cause much more damage because of the radiation.

[@midexpertgaming1929]

That was too damn Deadly. Just can't believe it happened. Condolence to the families.

[@faintjtv9356]

My heart ache, praying for lèbanon..from Philippines

[@thefirstsolution3675]

Rip thats one hell of an explosion what did they keep their what was soo explosive

[@ecosn4966]

That was amonnium nitrate

[@insertcognomen]

I read it was at a port? So could be anything being shipped in/out. Maybe one bomb that set off some material

[@johnwanderin3872]

Rob Mrowiec yeah, and you knew when everything was about to cook off when you saw the flames start amid the smaller explosions

[@ecosn4966]

@@RobMrowiec no, the fireworks worked as detonator and the main source of explosion was amonnium nitrate

[@JAM609]

You could see the force in the ocean

[@117swordsmen]

@Dixie North Thank you Dixie. Also concussion wave would've been an acceptable answer as well Xp

[@JAM609]

Dixie North shocking

[@babayagaslobbedaknobba]

Port worker: "Hey, where should we store all these fireworks?" Other port worker: "Eh, just store 'em next to the ammonium nitrate."

[@zach2197]

That explosion was huge, and it doesn’t even come anywhere near close to a nuclear weapon. That’s scary.

[@cile12345]

play the one at 0:50 at .5 speed. thats terrifying

[@mistermasterful3556]

Yea that is intense

[@cloudkevi]

0:54

[@thecrossing8715]

​@@mistermasterful3556 ❤YAH ⚠️ adjust the playback speed 0:29 You've got to ask yourself a question: do you feel lucky? I feel very sorry for those people 0:30 #Beirut #Explosions #Dirty #Bomb this was no accident #setup "The Texas City Disaster"🔥💣??? news also reported it as an accident? April 16, 1947📰🇺🇲www.local1259iaff.org/disaster.html🧨🧨💥

[@thecrossing8715]

✨🕊0:30 adjust the playback speed see the birds 0:29🚧 cars and people in the road 🚧#NoFilter⚠#Sayourprayers #APTTMHY✌️✌🏿✨

[@theologist5166]

What is terrifying is all the cars and the bus that stopped to look!!!!!

[@mhmdasmri7567]

This explosion like a nuclear bomb

[@shootercade1299]

@@mhmdasmri7567 mushroom clouds

[@iautonomos]

Yea. Later you can see them on the side. Aftermath.

[@williansouza8724]

the moments between the explosion and the shockwave are so… terrifying

[@AlunethMaster]

holy shit id have a panic attack if i seen something like that, even from far distance, jesus thats scary af.

[@widescreen1272]

When the phrase "that's gonna leave a mark" is overwhelmingly an understatement. Prayers for the Lebanese people.

[@m.tehlil9789]

What was this! 😮😮😮 May Allah almighty have mercy on us!

[@morenoven]

Ameen

[@terrylua341]

OMG...... I'm crying right now...

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

One thing I will say: People are amazing in trying to capture events with their cameras or cell phones, despite being knocked down or being injured by shrapnel/ flying debris, or the shockwave itself. This is "journalistic integrity".

[@RayRayJr.]

Please Heavenly Father, watch over these people.

[@leocerbino7537]

He don't give give a fuck about us

[@Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu]

You can see the igniters discharging like sparklers, then boom time.

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

I heard there were fireworks being stored in the same or an adjacent warehouse (not good).

[@silverstar8868]

Get chills everytime I see that mushroom cloud.

[@KoiYakultGreenTea]

Hearing the screams all over a second after is just scary