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!