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MASSIVE Explosion Shakes Lebanon’s Capital Beirut
Breaking 911 ^ | 4 August 2020 | Various

Posted on 08/04/2020 10:42:26 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi

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To: Erik Latranyi

https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/07/us/fireworks-explosion-saddens-a-tennessee-town.html

Had a fireworks factory blow up in a town nearby in 1997

...those not far from the explosion were entranced by the unexpected beauty of it, as what seemed like thousands of rockets exploded in the air.

...’’It was the most elaborate fireworks I’ve ever seen,’’ said Bill Slone, who was standing outside the golf cart business he runs. ‘’Then it wasn’t beautiful anymore.’’


41 posted on 08/04/2020 11:20:30 AM PDT by HangnJudge
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To: turfmann

Odd red color to the smoke.


42 posted on 08/04/2020 11:22:16 AM PDT by DrGunsforHands
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To: Erik Latranyi

Wow hella of a big explosion.


43 posted on 08/04/2020 11:23:03 AM PDT by kanawa ((Trump Loves a Great Deal (NorthernSentinel)))
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44 posted on 08/04/2020 11:24:23 AM PDT by caww
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To: Erik Latranyi

That had to hurt.


45 posted on 08/04/2020 11:25:03 AM PDT by samadams2000 (Get your houses in order.)
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46 posted on 08/04/2020 11:26:26 AM PDT by caww
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To: basalt

Video I saw you can see small secondary then the whole ammo dump goes up.

A minimum of 100,000 pounds of military grade high explosives. Multiple moabs worth.


47 posted on 08/04/2020 11:27:29 AM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: SE Mom
I'm a retired Fire Fighter instructor. Here's a video we use to show the cadets about

BLEVE

48 posted on 08/04/2020 11:28:50 AM PDT by ASA Vet (Make American Intelligence Great Again. Bring back ASA.")
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49 posted on 08/04/2020 11:28:58 AM PDT by caww
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To: Erik Latranyi

As far as I can tell from the various stories, the fire and explosions started in a Hezbollah missile factory which then caused an adjacent grain storage elevator to blow.


50 posted on 08/04/2020 11:29:15 AM PDT by Thud
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To: caww

That shockwave alone will kill people- shatter bones.

Nightmare.

2020.


51 posted on 08/04/2020 11:30:07 AM PDT by SE Mom (Screaming Eagle mom)
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52 posted on 08/04/2020 11:31:20 AM PDT by caww
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To: KarlInOhio
One 5 - 10 psi over pressure per day is probably sufficient.

Ka-BOOM


53 posted on 08/04/2020 11:32:17 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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To: ASA Vet

Impressive!


54 posted on 08/04/2020 11:32:24 AM PDT by SE Mom (Screaming Eagle mom)
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55 posted on 08/04/2020 11:32:31 AM PDT by caww
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To: Erik Latranyi
https://twitter.com/i/status/1290678696395911169

OMG...

56 posted on 08/04/2020 11:34:21 AM PDT by HangnJudge
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To: SE Mom
This is their capital city no less.


57 posted on 08/04/2020 11:36:22 AM PDT by caww
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To: SE Mom
This is their capital city no less.


58 posted on 08/04/2020 11:36:22 AM PDT by caww
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59 posted on 08/04/2020 11:38:50 AM PDT by caww
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BREAKING: Al-Arabiya news network reports that the #BeirutBlast was in an ammunition warehouse belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization. #Beirut


60 posted on 08/04/2020 11:39:19 AM PDT by SE Mom (Screaming Eagle mom)
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