WATCH | Explosion in Beirut's port caused widespread damage:The blast cut a huge swath of destruction stretching several kilometres away from the waterfront. 1:06Lebanon's health minister told Reuters late Tuesday that at least 78 people had been killed and nearly 4,000 injured. 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. Businessman Nazar Najarian was in his office when the huge explosion occurred. The interior minister told Al Jadeed TV that ammonium nitrate had been stored at the port since 2014.

Source: CBC News August 04, 2020 16:02 UTC