The moment firefighters tried to enter Beirut's Warehouse 12: Missing crew sent to tackle initial blaze are seen in tragic photo just before store of ammonium nitrate ignited in devastating blast that killed at least 137

UK Daily Mail ^ | August 06 2020 | CHRIS PLEASANCE

[knighthawk]

A tragic photo has emerged showing the final moments of firefighters sent to tackle a blaze at Warehouse 12 in Beirut's port before the chemicals stored inside exploded with the force of a small nuke - killing at least 137.

The image - verified by MailOnline - shows firefighters trying to pry the lock off a door beneath a sign that reads 'entrance 12', along with signs warning of hazardous chemicals inside.

The person who took the photo has been confirmed dead with the photo found on his phone, while Beirut's governor has said 10 firefighters are missing after the blast, sparked when 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in the warehouse caught fire.

[caww]

IS there a seperate link to the video. I can’t use Daily mail without it crashing.

[Shark24]

God bless those fire fighters. They knew the risks.

[BenLurkin]

Where is their truck?

[Fai Mao]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/06/10/31630192-8599453-image-a-39_1596705151070.jpg

Try it this way

[caww]

[Carriage Hill]

“...they are blown to smithereens...”

Understatement of the year. RIP.

[PGR88]

This is purely a story of incompetence and corruption. After seizing the cargo in 2013, officials in charge let the cargo sit, stacked up upon itself (bad idea as large amounts of NH4NO3 generates its own heat) for SEVEN YEARS, stacked up in a common warehouse.

It was not a question of if it would explode, but when.

[caww]

[BenLurkin]

ditto

[null and void]

Many, many more pictures at the link.

A Ghetto image shows a water filled crater where a dock used to be, and a ship blown onto dry land.

[Buckeye McFrog]

The person who took the photo has been confirmed dead with the photo found on his phone

The phone survived? That is one helluva phone.

[BenLurkin]

[rxsid]

"It was revealed that the warehouse was investigated as recently as December last year after a strange odor began coming from it, with a report concluding the 'dangerous' chemicals should be moved."

[null and void]

Otter Box...

[caww]

Thank you.

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

Might have been uploaded to a cloud. My photos do that automatically.

[Beagle8U]

They won’t have the guts to do that again.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Article does not seem to say that but you could be right.

[caww]

When this first happened the Port Officials said the City Officials were warned 6 or 7 times. There are documents as evidence. Needless to say the City officials arresting the Port officials is just a ploy to protect those City officials who ignored those warnings.