This footage was filmed and produced 6 August 2020.
An incredible explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, producing a massive plume of pink smoke and a horrific shockwave that leveled buildings, left thousands hurt, and could be felt as far as 150 miles away. At least 135 people were killed in the blast, which produced an apocalyptic scene of shattered glass and and twisted metal, and another 5,000 injured. Many are still missing and feared trapped among the rubble.
The explosion occurred in a port area of the Lebanese capital around 6 p.m. local time.
Explosion was caused by a fire in a warehouse that held an estimated 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been stored there since 2013, when it was confiscated from a cargo shop.
Filmed by Rayan Hajj