CBH1926 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Terrible tragedy, people of Lebanon and Beirut have suffered a lot in the past. Looking at the magnitude of this explosion, casualties are going to be high unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 immediately reminded me of the Halifax explosion in 1917 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion "The Halifax Explosion was a disaster that occurred in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on the morning of 6 December 1917. SS Mont-Blanc, a French cargo ship laden with high explosives, collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo in the Narrows, a strait connecting the upper Halifax Harbour to Bedford Basin. A fire on board the French ship ignited her cargo, causing a massive explosion that devastated the Richmond district of Halifax. Approximately 2,000 people were killed by the blast, debris, fires, or collapsed buildings, and an estimated 9,000 others were injured.[1] The blast was the largest human-made explosion at the time,[2] releasing the equivalent energy of roughly 2.9 kilotons of TNT (12,000 GJ).[3]" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 President of Lebanon Michel Aoun has said the second blast was 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate that had been improperly stored for 6 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinky-Winky Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Good ole TRUMP https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/trump-calls-beirut-explosion-an-attack/ar-BB17zqKX?ocid=msedgntp President Trump described explosions that occurred in Beirut on Tuesday and killed at least 78 people as an "attack," saying his military and national security advisers had indicated to him that it was likely a bomb. "I met with some of our great generals, and they just seemed to feel that it was - this was not some kind of manufacturing explosion type of event," Trump said at a White House news conference. "According to them - they would know better than I would - but they seem to think it was an attack, it was a bomb of some kind." Beirut was rocked by a massive explosion early Tuesday evening local time that has left 78 dead and at least 4,000 injured, according to The New York Times. The blast sent shockwaves through the city and was captured on a number of videos. The Lebanese government is investigating the source of the explosion, but officials suggested the blast occurred when a warehouse stored with explosive materials caught on fire. The Times reported that a large stock of ammonium nitrate was stored where the explosions occurred. Lebanon's prime minister, Hassan Diab, called the explosion a "catastrophe" and promised to hold those accountable to justice, saying there have been "facts about this dangerous warehouse that has been there since 2014," and said an investigation will take place, according to a copy of his remarks reported by Lebanese state media NNA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 20 minutes ago, x00x said: Good ole TRUMP https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/trump-calls-beirut-explosion-an-attack/ar-BB17zqKX?ocid=msedgntp President Trump described explosions that occurred in Beirut on Tuesday and killed at least 78 people as an "attack," saying his military and national security advisers had indicated to him that it was likely a bomb. "I met with some of our great generals, and they just seemed to feel that it was - this was not some kind of manufacturing explosion type of event," Trump said at a White House news conference. "According to them - they would know better than I would - but they seem to think it was an attack, it was a bomb of some kind." Beirut was rocked by a massive explosion early Tuesday evening local time that has left 78 dead and at least 4,000 injured, according to The New York Times. The blast sent shockwaves through the city and was captured on a number of videos. The Lebanese government is investigating the source of the explosion, but officials suggested the blast occurred when a warehouse stored with explosive materials caught on fire. The Times reported that a large stock of ammonium nitrate was stored where the explosions occurred. Lebanon's prime minister, Hassan Diab, called the explosion a "catastrophe" and promised to hold those accountable to justice, saying there have been "facts about this dangerous warehouse that has been there since 2014," and said an investigation will take place, according to a copy of his remarks reported by Lebanese state media NNA. Every time I hear him say "our great" I just want to smack him as if no one else in the world can do what they do. And what a twat, just spewing crap out, even if it was an attack, better to keep that under wraps until more info was obtained but numbnuts just has to try and outdo everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBH1926 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 3 hours ago, nuckin_futz said: President of Lebanon Michel Aoun has said the second blast was 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate that had been improperly stored for 6 years. Thousand times bigger than the amount used in OKC in 1995. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 5 hours ago, x00x said: Good ole TRUMP https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/trump-calls-beirut-explosion-an-attack/ar-BB17zqKX?ocid=msedgntp President Trump described explosions that occurred in Beirut on Tuesday and killed at least 78 people as an "attack," saying his military and national security advisers had indicated to him that it was likely a bomb. "I met with some of our great generals, and they just seemed to feel that it was - this was not some kind of manufacturing explosion type of event," Trump said at a White House news conference. "According to them - they would know better than I would - but they seem to think it was an attack, it was a bomb of some kind." Beirut was rocked by a massive explosion early Tuesday evening local time that has left 78 dead and at least 4,000 injured, according to The New York Times. The blast sent shockwaves through the city and was captured on a number of videos. The Lebanese government is investigating the source of the explosion, but officials suggested the blast occurred when a warehouse stored with explosive materials caught on fire. The Times reported that a large stock of ammonium nitrate was stored where the explosions occurred. Lebanon's prime minister, Hassan Diab, called the explosion a "catastrophe" and promised to hold those accountable to justice, saying there have been "facts about this dangerous warehouse that has been there since 2014," and said an investigation will take place, according to a copy of his remarks reported by Lebanese state media NNA. Sometimes it's better to not say anything if unconfirmed and clearly this is one of those occasions. For crying out loud, Donald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyJoeJoeJr. Shabadoo Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 This is supposedly a photo of the storage facility before the blast. Apparently this was a shipment that was confiscated from a ship in 2013/14 due to unsafe conditions aboard the vessel. The shipment was abandoned by the shipping company and has been ironically stored there ever since. This photo and info is from reddit so take it for what it's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ghostsof1915 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Hasn't Lebanon and Syria suffered enough? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtis Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, JoeyJoeJoeJr. Shabadoo said: This is supposedly a photo of the storage facility before the blast. Apparently this was a shipment that was confiscated from a ship in 2013/14 due to unsafe conditions aboard the vessel. The shipment was abandoned by the shipping company and has been ironically stored there ever since. This photo and info is from reddit so take it for what it's worth. Don't think they lived according to twitter.. Not sure though.. Sad. Damn guy ignoring his wife to the end.. Edited August 6, 2020 by kurtis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoKnows Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Intense riots in Beirut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 (edited) Lebanon's prime minister to soon announce resignation Mon 10 Aug 2020 14:34:47 GMT Comment from the health minister What's with all these officials quitting in the middle of a disaster? Sure, they should have never allowed the improper storage of an insane amount of amonium nitrate but bailing in the middle of a humanitarian catastrophe isn't exactly helping. Update: The entire government is set to resign. Edited August 10, 2020 by nuckin_futz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph. Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 2 hours ago, nuckin_futz said: Lebanon's prime minister to soon announce resignation Mon 10 Aug 2020 14:34:47 GMT Comment from the health minister What's with all these officials quitting in the middle of a disaster? Sure, they should have never allowed the improper storage of an insane amount of amonium nitrate but bailing in the middle of a humanitarian catastrophe isn't exactly helping. Update: The entire government is set to resign. By the sounds of it the public are fed up with the endless corruption leftover from the close of their civil war 30 years ago. I guess the mishandling of the ammonium nitrate and subsequent explosion are just the proverbial back-breaking straw? Crazy time over there now, even by Lebanese standards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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