Hospitals were calling for blood donations. He put the number of casualties in the hundreds but said he did not have exact figures on dead or injured.Abbas Ibrahim, chief of Lebanese General Security, said the explosion might have been caused by highly explosive material that was confiscated from a ship some time ago and stored at the port. Orange clouds of toxic nitrogen dioxide gas often accompany an explosion involving nitrates.Video taken by residents showed a fire raging at the port, sending up a giant column of smoke, illuminated by flashes of what appear to be fireworks. "This is a catastrophe we have on our hands," said one doctor, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to make press statements. (Reuters/Mohamed Azakir) The explosion happened just days before a United Nations tribunal is expected to issue its verdict on four alleged Hezbollah members accused of killing former Lebanon Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in a 2005 car bombing on the Beirut seafront, All market data delayed 20 minutes. Glass in high-rise buildings shattered and fell to the street,” one unnamed witness told Local TV stations reported that a fireworks warehouse was involved.The fire then appeared to catch at a nearby building, triggering a more massive explosion, sending up a mushroom cloud and a shock wave.Hours after the explosion ambulances were still carrying away the wounded. “I saw a fireball and smoke billowing over Beirut.

Le Liban a été ébranlé par l’énorme explosion survenue mardi 4 août dans le port de la capitale, Beyrouth, qui a dévasté une partie de la ville. Motorcyclists picked their way through traffic, carrying the injured.One woman covered in blood from the waist up walked down a trashed street while talking furiously on her phone. "It was like a nuclear explosion," said Walid Abdo, a 43-year-old school teacher in the neighborhood of Gemayzeh near Beirut.Charbel Haj, who works at the port, said it started as small explosions like firecrackers, then the huge blast erupted, and he was thrown off his feet. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, People were screaming and running, bleeding. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. On pense à tous ceux qui ont été blessés dans cette explosion tragique, ainsi qu’à ceux qui essaient de retrouver un ami ou un membre de leur famille ou encore qui ont perdu un être cher. Some reports said there might have been a second blast Tuesday across the city near the Hariri family residence.

“There are cars with dead people in the streets under rubble, and the medical infrastructure was already at full speed due to the pandemic and lack of supplies,” one source in the region said.Another source told Fox News that the port was unofficially controlled by Hezbollah, thus pointing out that other adverse players in the region could have played a role.An Israeli government official said Israel "had nothing to do" with the blast. Also, French investigators are expected to be joining the investigation into the explosion. Une double explosion a frappé la capitale du Liban, mardi 4 août en fin de journée, faisant au moins 113 morts et 4 000 blessés, selon un bilan récent du ministère de la santé.

Residents reported windows being blown out, and balconies and ceilings collapsing. Bill Urban, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command, said in a statement to Fox News.

The explosion had caused major damage inside the building and knocked out the electricity at the hospital. Dozens of people reportedly killed in Beirut blast; Trey Yingst reports.At a press conference later Tuesday, President Trump said U.S. military generals told him that they think the massive explosion was likely a bomb. Si vous continuez à utiliser ce dernier, nous considérerons que vous acceptez l'utilisation des cookies. On est prêts à vous aider.