Nothing to see here. Just improperly stored fertilizer according to the govt there.

I would love to see a geiger counter reading right now. Curious...


BREAKING: Lebanese Prime Minister says Beirut explosions caused by an estimated 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate left unsecured for 6 years in a warehouse
Same chemical compound in Oklahoma City bombing
at least 70 people killed, over 3,000 injured; death toll rising by the hour
ten firefighters still missing
sprawling port area utterly destroyed
widespread damage observed across city
exact cause of explosion still officially unknown
Lebanon's interior minister links blast to ammonium nitrate improperly stored in a warehouse at the port
Shockwave and explosion so large that terrified residents thought they were under nuclear attack
Countries sending international emergency aid
Large parts of city plunged into darkness this evening
Overwhelmed hospitals are treating patients in parking lots
Head of Lebanon’s Red Cross George Kettani told broadcaster Mayadeen: “There are victims and casualties everywhere - in all the streets and areas near and far from the explosion.”
Beirut City Governor Marwan Aboud said: "Beirut is a disaster city and the scale of the damage is enormous" and called the blast a "national disaster akin to Hiroshima."