{"id":41237,"date":"2020-08-06T00:10:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T21:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/beirut-explosion-sparked-by-nearby-warehouse-fire-report-says\/"},"modified":"2020-08-06T00:10:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T21:10:00","slug":"beirut-explosion-sparked-by-nearby-warehouse-fire-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/beirut-explosion-sparked-by-nearby-warehouse-fire-report-says\/","title":{"rendered":"#Beirut explosion sparked by nearby warehouse fire, report says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Beirut explosion sparked by nearby warehouse fire, report says<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-wrapper\" role=\"main\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>        August 5, 2020 <span>|<\/span> 5:10pm            <\/p>\n<div>\n                        The Beirut explosion that killed at least 135 people and injured thousands <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to have been sparked by a warehouse fire, according to a new report<\/p>\n<p>A fire at one port warehouse in the Lebanese capital Tuesday spread to a neighboring building, Warehouse 12, where 2,700 tons of highly volatile ammonium nitrate had been stored for years, igniting the massive blast, a source familiar with the initial investigation into the disaster told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>Another source told the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> service that an inspection team warned six months ago that the combustible cargo could \u201cblow up all of Beirut\u201d if it were not removed after six years stashed in the warehouse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is negligence,\u201d the source said. \u201cNothing was done.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"slideshow-16091566-1\">\n<div>\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aftermath of large explosion in Beirut harbor area\"  src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/beirut-explosion-44-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" ><\/img><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n                            The aftermath of the Beirut explosion.                                                          <\/p>\n<p>EPA\/IBRAHIM DIRANI \/ DAR AL MUSSAWIR\n                                                    <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"*** BESTPIX *** Beirut Treats Wounded And Seeks Answers After Deadly Blast\"  src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/beirut-explosion-43.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" ><\/img><\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n                Up Next\n                <\/p>\n<article target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/08\/05\/tom-hanks-being-considered-for-geppetto-in-live-pinocchio-remake\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                    <picture><source data- data- media=\"(min-width: 640px)\"  ><source data- data- media=\"(max-width: 639px)\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\"><\/img><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>                        <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/08\/05\/tom-hanks-being-considered-for-geppetto-in-live-pinocchio-remake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                He&#8217;s soon to be a real, live-action boy, and Tom&#8230;<br \/>\n                    <\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The shipment of ammonium nitrate was confiscated in 2014 from a ship abandoned by a Russian businessman.<\/p>\n<p>Beirut port <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Manager Hassan Koraytem told reporters Wednesday that the material was put in the warehouse under court order after the shipowner went bankrupt.<\/p>\n<p>Koraytem said he knew the material could be dangerous, but \u201cnot to this degree.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more News articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>if you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; 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