sharkyvilla Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 **** me that's a big explosion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 In 2012 I went on my honeymoon to Beirut, a beautiful city. So sad to see this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 That’s almost like a mini hydrogen bomb, the power behind that explosion is crazy. So many people will have been killed and injured, it’s really horrendous. I feel for the people of Beirut today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, villa4europe said: The shock wave is absolutely fascinating, especially the vids from the sea Horrible to watch yet spellbinding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Its a combustible dust, a small spark can set off a grain silo Definitely looks like the firework factory as you can see the colours and small explosions in the smoke, if that's then hit the silo it will go up We had precautions about it because of the tiny fine flour particles in the cookie factory at Hartlebury, a lighter in there would have caused that to go up Fireworks factory near grain silos though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Looks more like a bomb/mortar from this video (with the usual caveat about being from Twitter) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizzzle Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 **** insane that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 What a year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted August 4, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 4, 2020 Yikes That was one hell of a bang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 14 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Fireworks factory near grain silos though? Fire work factory in a city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 4, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 4, 2020 Jesus **** christ. I’ve never seen anything like that explosion! (Other than actual bombs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pembers Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Hospitals apparently already full and turning injured away. News sites are reporting there's at least 15 fatalities, I'd imagine that number is going to grow a fair bit over the next couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 4, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 4, 2020 I’d imagine the death toll at the moment is just people who have made it to hospital and then died. Unfortunately I imagine there’s loss of people buried out there Those poor people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted August 4, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 4, 2020 There's going to be an awful lot blown apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 8 minutes ago, Chindie said: There's going to be an awful lot blown apart. There were a lot of fire fighters down there trying to put out that initial fire. They can’t find any trace of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted August 4, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 hour ago, LondonLax said: That is a rediculous sized explosion It almost looks nuclear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Chindie said: The blast was heard in Cyprus supposedly. The aftermath is post apocalyptic. Absolutely horrific. It was my family told me they heard it. Was like a bomb went off. Absolutely crazy and so sad. RIP to all those that have tragically lost their lives 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 hour ago, AVFC_Hitz said: In 2012 I went on my honeymoon to Beirut, a beautiful city. So sad to see this. I was last in Beirut in 2014, and it's a wonderful city. This is terrible to see, and I'm hoping that it turns out to be an horrific accident, rather than anything more sinister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 The explosion that happened in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1917 is the nearest analogy I can think of to the size and scale of this disaster, and that left 2,000 dead, so sadly I'd expect to see something in that vicinity, possibly even more given its apparent proximity to the centre of the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted August 4, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 4, 2020 2020 just won't give in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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