Posted on 08/04/2020 8:40:20 AM PDT by Diogenesis
Looks like two explosions from totally different sources. My guess:
(1) Hezbollah explosives depot -- explosion followed by fire
(2) Heat/fracture triggered underwater gas main mega-explosion, as indicated by massive water vapor cloud.
Iranian missile delivery to Hezbolah at the port going wrong maybe ?
Based on the OMGs being said and the screaming, this one captures the moment very well.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1290696384472068096
I bet some of the people with laundry drying on their balcony railings has them dry real quick
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ukranian ship was off loading last night,
weapons its seems, at least three types
of explosions, the last was something else.
That was seriously helpful, that Google Maps link.
The buildings on the other side of the silo look like temporary cargo warehousing for the port.
It may well have been something on a ship, and the ship went up. Most of the angles don’t have a good view of the explosion from the explosion side of the silos.
Big-bada-boom!
/Lilu Dallas
No, I do. A buried ammunition bunker = a confined explosion. Confinement enhances the blast yield.
Probably livestreaming. You can see from his shadow that he was standing at the moment of the big blast. I seriously doubt the guy survived. His phone probably streamed as it flew tumbling through the air until it either lost the channel, violently impacted something, or both.
That China fireworks explosion series was much more drawnout over time than the one that just happened I think. Beruit’s was of much shorter duration I think.
At least ten dead.
Naturally, the power of association wound up getting me to stream Valens’ version of “La Bamba”.
Lots of variables at work, therefore, lots of possibilities. At this point in time, fireworks shouldn’t be summarily dismissed, either in whole or in part. They are, afterall, controlled explosions under normal circumstances.
Definitely not Israel. Israel would not risk harming innocent civilians.
Anything under 100 is a blessing. What a big kaboom.
Looks like it'll be a b**** to clean up.
YouTube Video DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME
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