Missile ??

Ricci.Wright

Do you think t a missile started the explosion in Beirut?? Will we ever know?? The Israelis'?? 

pulsarnc

Doubtful that it was a targeted strike . Nothing I have seen supports that idea . Bottom line an almost comedy of errors lined up to trigger this tragedy .

waltermoe

If I remember right, wasn’t’ there a similar accident in Texas at a harbor port, back in the 20s or 30s? Thought I seen it on a documentary a few years ago. I think it was some ship that was hauling ammonium nitrate.

grdad45

waltermoe said:

If I remember right, wasn’t’ there a similar accident in Texas at a harbor port, back in the 20s or 30s? Thought I seen it on a documentary a few years ago. I think it was some ship that was hauling ammonium nitrate.

1947--Had an Uncle who was a couple of miles from the Texas City blast. He had lung trouble the rest of his life from caustic smoke inhalation. 

Rocky Raab

Somebody would have to explain why a missile strike would be directed at a warehouse fire. Because the fire was burning a good amount of time before the blast.

nmyers

Beirut still had a functioning fire department before the blast, so I would imagine that there were several units on the scene.  If they had a dispatch system, they likely made recordings of all calls; if not, we may never know.  Any personnel close to the fire scene were vaporized.

Neal

chme

Walter- April, 1947.  There have been others.  AN is the most common explosive used in the world.  The US uses nearly 5 million pounds a day as explosives- mainly in mining and construction rock blasting.  Safe, cheap, effective.  But anything MADE to explode CAN explode.  

bustedknee

Rocky Raab said:

Somebody would have to explain why a missile strike would be directed at a warehouse fire. Because the fire was burning a good amount of time before the blast.

Could the 1st missile have missed the target and started the fire and the 2nd missile hit the target?

Warbirds

https://forums.gunbroker.com/discussion/comment/11206608#Comment_11206608

I will add - someone would have to explain why the Lebanese President is rejecting calls for an internationally led investigation. The U.N. Asked to get involved & have been told “no” by Lebanon.

What does that mean to you?

Butchdog2

Google the by products of burning AN, follow a couple links and it explains in detail what could have went wrong in Beruit.

Sawdust, grain, flour, metal filings and shavings will create the same results, Poom pow!

mrmike08075

Poor quality control on the anti Semitic unguided rocket production line???

https://youtu.be/yL4eIUTovLM

Mike