(NPR) Massive Explosion Rocks Beirut, Causing Injuries And Widespread Damage

Massive Explosion Rocks Beirut, Causing Injuries And Widespread Damage









Firefighters extinguish flames at nearby damaged buildings following a large explosion at the Port of Beirut in Lebanon Tuesday. The massive explosion rocked the capital and its suburbs, sending a huge mushroom cloud into the skyline.



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Massive Explosion Rocks Beirut, Causing Injuries And Widespread Damage






The dramatic explosion was caught on numerous eyewitness videos, as people had been filming a fire that was burning at an industrial port.