Terrywoodenpic
Oldest Heretic
They would hardly admit to it, yes or no.
But if anyone had known about all that ammonium nitrate in store, it would not have been that difficult to start the original fire to cover a laid charge.
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Major explosion in Beirut
- Thread starter ChristineM
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They would hardly admit to it, yes or no.
But if anyone had known about all that ammonium nitrate in store, it would not have been that difficult to start the original fire to cover a laid charge.
Terrywoodenpic
Oldest Heretic
What ever trump says is not going to help.
he has a knack of always saying exactly the right thing to make the situation worse.
I remember my older brother playing with such - mixing it into a paste, inserting it into an aluminium snorkel and then lighting it. Fortunately it didn't explode, but the white flame melted the snorkel - understandably.
amorphous_constellation
Well-Known Member
I was wondering more about the reason for the large ones.. there can't really be tactical reason for those...
Terrywoodenpic
Oldest Heretic
not a chance of him taking lessons from anyone. He has practiced lying so much that it comes naturally, but it still come out garbled.
Piculet
Active Member
Must be the fault of some Muslim, on one way or another, right?Looks like a fire involving fireworks ignited the ammonium nitrate, and the building seen perhaps lessened the impact of the explosion - at least in that direction. Horrible though - and stupid to store such large amounts without proper explosive precautions, and well away from inhabitants.
I wouldn't say so but perhaps you know better - design or stupidity then?
No. They are called the strategic nukes. Their job is to destroy cities and infrastructure completely.
Was it? How do you know?
The religion of the person or people who were supposed to monitor such things is rather irrelevant.
Supposedly the government has known about this location for several years and has not been able to get the danger eliminated. Whether Christian or Druze, it is a serious dereliction of duty.
Piculet
Active Member
The days paper said it was done on purpose.
Having that much ammonium nitrate lying around for six years is a problem, even if someone else set it off. It was going to blow at some point. The only question was when.
And six years suggests carelessness and neglect much more than purpose, don't you think?
Piculet
Active Member
Is this to me or him, I don't know. I think the poster said it was an accident, hence I pointed out my paper disagrees.
I have no education whatsoever in how such things are stored so I'll leave that for others to argue over if they wish.
I've read that there are now 100+ dead, 4,000 injured, and 300,000 homeless in Beirut. This is a major tragedy, and if neglect was indeed the cause, those responsible need to be detained and tried if they are still alive.
Daemon Sophic
Avatar in flux
I had read somewhere yesterday that the port was effectively “gone”.
I have seen reports that there was welding going on at the warehouse and that started a fire.
What I don't understand is why fireworks (which can be seen going off in some of the videos) were stored so close to the ammonium nitrate. That just seems insane to me.
And, of course, having that much ammonium nitrate around in poorly monitored storage, especially when the danger was reported, is criminal negligence.
What I don't understand is why fireworks (which can be seen going off in some of the videos) were stored so close to the ammonium nitrate. That just seems insane to me.
And, of course, having that much ammonium nitrate around in poorly monitored storage, especially when the danger was reported, is criminal negligence.
Electric welding has caused so many fires - possibly because with the shield down one might not see such until it is too late. Notice the ship on its side opposite where the explosion happened.