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Events on Tuesday 4 August 2020 2
2020Beirut Port Explosion2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate detonateA massive explosion at the Port of Beirut killed at least 218 people, injured over 7,000 and left 300,000 homeless. The blast, caused by 2,750 tonnes of improperly stored ammonium nitrate, was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history and devastated large parts of the Lebanese capital.
2020Beirut port explosionAmmonium nitrate blast devastates Lebanese capitalA massive explosion of improperly stored ammonium nitrate at the Port of Beirut on 4 August 2020 killed more than 200 people, injured thousands, and devastated large parts of the city. The disaster deepened Lebanon's economic and political crisis and led to the government's resignation.