Beirut MAJOR Explosion

[Mullet Hunter]

5 kila ton suitcase nuke...

 

[Jhunter]

I found this from 2019 https://m.jpost.com/arab-israeli-co...d-new-missile-factory-in-beirut-report-585459

 

[wildrider666]

Terrorist that use and Govs that allow the human shield tactic as a defense are responsible for all loss of life resulting from strikes against those facilities.

 

[FrommerStop]

There was the well known texas harbor ship explosion of ammonium nitrate. But the conditions were different. The product was in the closed holds of the ship where pressure and heat built up. The hatches were blown open and the water around the ship boiled before it went off. It took some hours. But when it finally detonated the blast set fire to the ammonia nitrate contents of another nearby ship that eventually also blew up.
Some people think that the Lebanon explosion may have been initiated by other explosives and that is certainly possible. Who knows what else was stored there. Some here are claiming Hezbollah had control of the area. There is really no excuse to store such materials above ground near a major city.

Explosions Wikipedia

The ammonium nitrate, needed either as fertilizer or an explosive, was manufactured in Nebraska and Iowa and shipped to Texas City by rail before being loaded on the Grandcamp.[4] It was manufactured in a patented process, mixed with clay, petrolatum, rosin and paraffin wax to avoid moisture caking. It was packaged in paper sacks, then transported and stored at higher temperatures that increased its chemical activity. Longshoremen reported the bags were warm to the touch before loading.
On April 16, 1947, around 8:00 a.m. smoke was spotted in the cargo hold of the Grandcamp while she was still moored. Over the next hour, attempts to extinguish the fire or bring it under control failed as a red glow returned after each effort to douse the fire.
Shortly before 9:00 a.m., the captain ordered his men to steam the hold, a firefighting method where steam is piped in to extinguish fires, in order to preserve the cargo. This was unlikely to be effective, as ammonium nitrate produces its own oxygen, thus neutralizing the extinguishing properties of steam. The steam may have contributed to the fire by converting the ammonium nitrate to nitrous oxide, while augmenting the already intense heat in the ship's hold.[5]
The fire attracted spectators along the shoreline, who believed they were at a safe distance.[6] Eventually, the steam pressure inside the ship blew the hatches open, and yellow-orange smoke billowed out. This color is typical for nitrogen dioxide fumes.[1] The unusual color of the smoke attracted more spectators. Spectators also noted that the water around the docked ship was boiling from the heat, and the splashing water touching the hull was being vaporized into steam. The cargo hold and deck began to bulge as the pressure of the steam increased inside.


This 2-ton anchor was thrown more than 1.6 miles when the Grandcamp exploded


At 9:12 a.m., the ammonium nitrate reached an explosive threshold from the combination of heat and pressure.[7] The vessel detonated, causing great destruction and damage throughout the port. The tremendous blast produced a 15-foot (4.5 m) wave that was detectable nearly 100 miles (160 km) from the Texas shoreline. The blast leveled nearly 1,000 buildings on land. The Grandcamp explosion destroyed the Monsanto Chemical Company plant and resulted in ignition of refineries and chemical tanks on the waterfront. Falling bales of burning twine from the ship's cargo added to the damage, and the Grandcamp's anchor was hurled across the city. Two sightseeing airplanes flying nearby were blown out of the sky,[8] while 10 miles (16 km) away, half of the windows in Galveston were shattered.[9] The explosion blew almost 6,350 short tons (5,760 metric tons) of the ship's steel into the air, some at supersonic speed. Official casualty estimates came to a total of 567, including all the crewmen who remained aboard the Grandcamp. All but one member of the 28-man Texas City volunteer fire department were killed in the initial explosion on the docks while fighting the shipboard fire. With fires raging throughout Texas City, first responders from other areas were initially unable to reach the site of the disaster.
The first explosion ignited ammonium nitrate in the nearby cargo ship High Flyer. The crews spent hours attempting to cut the High Flyer free from her anchor and other obstacles, in order to move her, without success. After smoke had been pouring from the hold for over 5 hours, and about 15 hours after the explosions aboard the Grandcamp, the High Flyer exploded, demolishing the nearby SS Wilson B. Keene, killing at least two more people and increasing the damage to the port and other ships with more shrapnel and burning material. One of the propellers on the High Flyer was blown off and subsequently found nearly a mile inland. It is now part of a memorial park and is located near the anchor of the Grandcamp. The propeller is cracked in several places, and one blade has a large piece missing.
The cause of the initial fire on board the Grandcamp was never determined. It may have been started by a cigarette discarded the previous day, meaning the ship's cargo had been smouldering throughout the night when the fire was discovered on the morning of the day of the explosion.[1]

 

[FrommerStop]

Here is one analysis

 

[FrommerStop]

It seems to have been a weaponized form of ammonium nitrate meant to be used as part of a binary explosive in mining.

The picture circulated of the supposed warehouse shows the bags labeled Nitroprill HD, which is allegedly a knockoff of Nitropril. Nitropril is an ammonium nitrate formulation developed specifically for mining explosives (ANFO?) and stable storage in Australia-like conditions. So if the picture is real, definitely an if, it looks like the explosion was definitely ammonium nitrate. Not sure there is any proof yet of what set it off but there are several videos showing a bunch of mini-explosions that “look like fireworks” before the big one.

Tech sheet at link below:
http://www.oricaminingservices.com/d...file_id_21273/
link to company specs http://www.oricaminingservices.com/au/en/product/products_and_services/bulk_systems/nitropril/56

 

[Duckyou]

Russia asked if they could park their boat at my dock. I declined.