Powerful Explosion in Beirut: More Than 100 Killed, Thousands Injured, Homes Destroyed
The explosion was caused by ammonium nitrate.
A powerful explosion rocked the port of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. This is reported by BBC.
Smoke from the explosion was visible for several kilometres, and the sound of it was heard 20 km from the epicentre.
The consequences of the disaster included destroyed houses near the site of the explosion, and windows blown out in buildings and cars within a radius of hundreds of metres. The port of Beirut was destroyed.
Journalist Jenan Moussa reported on Twitter that the epicentre of the explosion was a warehouse with ammonium nitrate, which exploded after a fire spread to the premises. Initially, there were suspicions that the explosion had occurred at a warehouse or a ship carrying fireworks.
AP reports that more than 100 people were killed and at least 4,000 were injured. The death toll is expected to continue to rise.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Twitter that there is no information yet about injured Ukrainians.
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