• girlfreddy@lemmy.ca
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      29 days ago

      The Beirut explosion was due to ammonium nitrate “having been confiscated by Lebanese authorities from the abandoned ship MV Rhosus” - then stashed in a warehouse for 6 years without safety measures.

      On August 2, 2020 a fire broke out at the warehouse, which also housed a stash of fireworks.

      Cue explosion. Source

    • catloaf@lemm.ee
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      28 days ago

      Not exactly. This one is being kept offshore to avoid a port explosion.