Close to 3 thousand tons of chemical matter “received” Beirut, over 70 people lost their lives, and thousands were hurt

A powerful explosion has hit Lebanon's capital, Beirut, yesterday, where 73 people have lost their lives and thousands have been injured, writes the book. Daily Mail.

The Ministry of Health of this country has announced that more than 3,700 people have been injured as a result of the explosion at the city's industrial port, where dangerous chemicals are kept in storage, transmit Telegraphy.

The dramatic footage taken around 6 p.m. shows smoke on the hit area as well as a mushroom - shaped cloud that rises in the air and covers the entire city.

Eyewitnesses have related their experience from this powerful explosion even heard 125 miles away in Greece, an explosion similar to a <x0m nuclear bomb attack”.

Because of the big fire, the numerous fire crews had been on the ground, trying to locate the fire that had involved many buildings and houses.

The “appears to exist a warehouse that has matter that has been confiscated years ago and, among them, an enormous amount of explosives”, declared security chief Abbas Ibrahim.

On the other hand, the interior minister acknowledged that chemicals that had been stored in the warehouse since 2004 could be the cause of the explosion, until experts agree they may have caused the mushroom - shaped cloud.

Local media report that 2,700 tons of chemical has exploded, causing a strange “wind to spread to port and alert health officials for mass poisoning.

Lebanese Prime Minister Hasan Diab has pledged that those responsible for this catastrophe will pay the deserved price by declaring Wednesday a day of mourning.

On the other hand, Israel has denied any involvement in the incident, even joining countries like Great Britain, France, the US and Gulf states, offering assistance to Lebanon at the time the country is facing its largest economic and financial crisis.

The Office of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain has indicated that employees of their embassy in Lebanon have not suffered any injuries from this blast.

And miles away, the buildings' balconies have collapsed by the powerful explosion, causing the windows to break down and cover the streets of the city.

Beirut's main airport, which is six miles from the seaport, has been damaged by the explosion, where the following published photos show how certain parts of the facility have collapsed.

The port governor has told reporters that he does not know the causes of the explosion and that he has not seen such damage in his life before, comparing these scenes with those of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, where these Japanese cities were attacked with nuclear bombs during World War II.

Charlotte Hay, who works at the port, said the explosion started with fireworks shootings and suddenly there was a powerful explosion.

The published images display the destroyed buildings around the port, from which almost six million inhabitants earn bread and mouth from the importation of food.

And hospitals overloaded by the large number of patients injured during the explosion have suffered from the explosion.