Have you seen the explosion in Beirut?

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- 08/04/2020 at 1:11 PM #127366
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  Tony (admin)
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  Unbelievable.
- 08/04/2020 at 1:44 PM #127367
  
  Central Coast Ute
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  Yeah. Crazy.
- 08/04/2020 at 2:38 PM #127368
  
  UteThunder
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  Just saw it. Unbelievable is right.
- 08/04/2020 at 3:01 PM #127370
  
  cjd1
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  My sisters father just sent us this video from Beirut. Wow. pic.twitter.com/SzsQ1pojl6
  
  — Truly Humbled Under God (@superrjoint) August 4, 2020
  
  Video. Wow.
  - 08/04/2020 at 3:05 PM #127371
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    utefansince79
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    Heard and felt in Cyprus 200 miles away. Imagine an explosion in Fillmore or Elko Nevada being heard/felt in Salt Lake.
    
    So sad for this country that has had more than its share of struggles through the years.
- 08/04/2020 at 3:08 PM #127372
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  SkinyUte
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  At least 50 dead, 2,700 injured.
  
  I’d be shocked if that total doesn’t double. That explosion was insane.
- 08/04/2020 at 4:30 PM #127374
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  cjd1
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  BREAKING: Lebanese Prime Minister says #Beirut explosions caused by an estimated 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate left unsecured for 6 years in a warehouse. He vows to punish officials responsible. 50+ dead, 3,000 injured, hospitals overwhelmed.
  
  — Bill Neely (@BillNeelyReport) August 4, 2020
- 08/04/2020 at 7:53 PM #127378
  
  Thlete
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  I saw on Twitter that the power of the blast was 10x the USA’s MOAB (Mother of all Bombs) and 1/5 power of Hiroshima bomb. Insane.
- 08/05/2020 at 8:04 PM #127399
  
  Utesbyfive
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  It’s very sad. It reminds me of the Halifax explosion. If you don’t know it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion
- 08/06/2020 at 11:11 AM #127416
  
  PlainsUte
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  So senseless … the way those materials were stored is a well known high-risk situation. People complain a lot about OSHA rules and paperwork, but this is one example where the rules and reporting in the US do actually work to reduce risk for workers and the general publiic. Throwing in the political volatility in the region makes it even worse (not a comment on how this was triggered, just saying there was additional risk in that it could be targeted by bad actors).
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