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Massive explosion in Beirut
https://youtu.be/93tV6-0Ugwk
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08-04-2020, 12:02 PM
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Just saw the videos of this. Absolutely terrifying.
Made me immediately think of Halifax. Hope and pray it's nowhere near as destructive.
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08-04-2020, 12:06 PM
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Yes unreal, They were locked down for covet so hopefully not many casualties.
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08-04-2020, 12:08 PM
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Looks like an ANFO explosion. If so there will be major casualties.
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08-04-2020, 12:08 PM
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Apparently it was a fireworks factory, huge blast if that was the case.
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08-04-2020, 12:09 PM
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Good Lord. 
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08-04-2020, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by bubba 96
Apparently it was a fireworks factory, huge blast if that was the case.
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a ship carrying fireworks
Sounds Fishy., and right beside what appears to be a hotel.
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08-04-2020, 12:11 PM
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jeepers...act of terrorism? Horrible.
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08-04-2020, 12:13 PM
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Wow. Look at the mushroom cloud. 😬
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08-04-2020, 12:33 PM
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Holy.....the body count will be huge, not counting the ones they will never find because they are vaporized....
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08-04-2020, 12:35 PM
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One of the reports claims that it was a storage facility for confiscated explosives.
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08-04-2020, 12:40 PM
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One of the news reports said it was a warehouse containing “firecrackers”.
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08-04-2020, 12:41 PM
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wow
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08-04-2020, 12:47 PM
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A devastating explosion, there will be many casualties. Sad day for that Country...
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08-04-2020, 12:52 PM
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Apparently Marc and Craig Keilburger were in Beirut to see about doing "a project", maybe to restore faith in WE Charity? Or to distract from it? They had invited Trudeau and Morneau along, but they declined after seeing the duffel bag with duct tape and det cord. I read it on Rebel Media, it has to be true....
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08-04-2020, 01:07 PM
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Perhaps
An IDF strike on a Hezbollah weapons storage site?
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08-04-2020, 01:20 PM
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anyone remember this?
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08-04-2020, 01:44 PM
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Sure looks like a fireworks storage or manufacturing facility. You can see the fireworks going off at this angle.
The devastation of the explosion is mind boggling, I feel sorry for the people there.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreak...rut_explosion/
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08-04-2020, 01:44 PM
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Grain dust explosion
According to Google maps, the big building near the burning fireworks is the "Beirut Port Silos". Which would explain the exponential increase in size when the walls of the silo were breached by the initial explosion.
Disaster analysis specialists will be studying this footage for years.
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08-04-2020, 01:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stinky Buffalo
Just saw the videos of this. Absolutely terrifying.
Made me immediately think of Halifax. Hope and pray it's nowhere near as destructive.
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And the amount of people that lost their eyesight during the Halifax explosion from watching out the window when the windows blew in.terrible
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08-04-2020, 01:57 PM
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And the amount of people that lost their eyesight during the Halifax explosion from watching out the window when the windows blew in.terrible
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I think at the time that Halifax Explosion was the biggest man-made explosion on Earth
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08-04-2020, 02:02 PM
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An IDF strike on a Hezbollah weapons storage site?
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08-04-2020, 02:04 PM
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That is some amazing footage. It certainly does look like fireworks going off before the huge explosion. That is a very big explosion located in a heavily populated area, my condolences to all affected by this.
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08-04-2020, 02:46 PM
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Crazy scary. The loss of life will be huge.
Living near refinery row my whole life has given me a couple hmmm moments over the years. I don't lose sleep over the what if but these big boom vids make you think about how big the boom would be if those tanks started exploding.
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08-04-2020, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by reddeerguy2015
Wow. Look at the mushroom cloud. 😬
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That's what I thought !!! Holly crap that was big !!!!!
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08-04-2020, 03:38 PM
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That looks more like electrical arc to me than fireworks
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08-04-2020, 03:42 PM
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No need for conspiracy theories
Sodium nitrate is the explosive used in fireworks.
Building was on fire.
Once it gets to 530 oC it explodes.
Smoke is that orangey brown colour.
This is another third world, safety failure tragedy.
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08-04-2020, 03:53 PM
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A lot of angles covered.
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08-04-2020, 04:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sundancefisher
No need for conspiracy theories
Sodium nitrate is the explosive used in fireworks.
Building was on fire.
Once it gets to 530 oC it explodes.
Smoke is that orangey brown colour.
This is another third world, safety failure tragedy.
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So, the Kielburger and Morneau weren't involved? I find that hard to believe. WE think it was a set-up.
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08-04-2020, 04:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stinky Buffalo
One of the reports claims that it was a storage facility for confiscated explosives.
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That seems to be what is being most reported. Storage of explosives confiscated from a ship in the Mediterranean.
Some have surmised fireworks, some U.S. intelligence saying explosives bound for one of the many Middle East hotspots.
Either way it was a huge amount.
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