Beirut Lebanon Enormous Explosion: killing dozens of people and wounding thousands

A big news in the world now, the Lebanon massive explosion ripped through central Beirut on the day of Tuesday, this said explosion killing dozens of people in the area where explosion is near, it is also injuring thousands of people around the area and blowing out windows in buildings across the Beirut City, Lebanon. 

According to the news report the blast is near Beirut's port. This gonna Flipping cars and damaging distant buildings near the area where the said explosion happened. 

Hassan Diab, the Lebanon's Prime Minister statement:

According to him there are two thousand seven hundred (2,700) tons of ammonium nitrate, he said that it is a highly explosive material used in fertilizers and bombs in the area, and he added that it had been stored for six years at a warehouse in the port. 

According to initial report there are at least 70 people killed and shattering the windows and building damages across a wide swath of the Beirut city. The said explosion is sent a huge mushroom cloud into the sky, the Beirut officials said. 

"The Prime Minister of Lebanon Hassan Diab said and according to him the Country (Lebanon) is already struggling with a terrible economy and the Pandemic (COVID-19)

The Prime Minister also added a statement. He said that there will be "accountability" for those who are behind the incident. 

This said dramatic explosion was covered on numerous videos by people who had been filming a fire at an industrial port in Beirut Lebanon capital. 

"unacceptable" that is how the Prime Minister called the storage of material, and according to report the Prime Minister called for and investigation unto the cause of explosion, and the posible results of the investigation maybe it will released with in the next five (5) days. 

Abbas Ibrahim, the Lebanon's General Security Chief: According to Abbas "highly explosive material" according to him they had been confiscated years earlier and stored in the said warehouse. 

According to Lebanese state news agency, the initial reports is blamed the said enormous explosion on a major fire at a warehouse where the explosion happened for firecrackers near the port.  

Hamad Hasan, the country's health minister said:

According to Hasan, the killed toll from the explosion is likely to continue to climb as more bodies are pulled from wreckage. There are at least seventy eight (78) victims are known to have dead and four thousand (4000) wounded the said enormous explosion. 

Hamad Hasan said, until now many and many people are missing, many people in the city asking the department of emergency in Lebanon about the status of their love ones, and aside from that, its difficult to search at night time because the said place is no electricity. 

According to report also the Secretary-General of the Kataeb political Party, named "Nazar Najarian" killed after being injured in the said explosion, during the explosion he was in his office when the huge explosion happened.

The Unite State (US) Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon urged those people in the area of the said explosion to "stay indoors and wear masks if available" it is because due to reports of toxic gases released from the explosion. 

Lebanon prime minister assures responsible person who blew up the alleged biggest explosion that took place.

Until now it is still uncertain how many died, how many were injured and how many are missing in the said biggest explosion in Lebanon.

Lebanon is also facing a pandemic (COVID-19) now it has added to their problem with this huge explosion in their Country. 

Source: CNN