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One month after the disaster: The Lebanese army located 4 tons of ammonium at the entrance to the port of Beirut
The military said engineers were handling the hazardous and explosive material, thousands of tons of which led to the massive explosion about a month ago.
These have been held for years without proper safety measures.
On the ground, rescue crews are investigating the possibility of a man still alive under the rubble
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Thursday, 03 September 2020, 19:08
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The Lebanese army said today (Thursday) that it had located 4.35 tons of ammonium nitrate at the entrance to the port of Beirut, about a month after thousands of tons of the same flammable and explosive material exploded and destroyed the capital.
The army said that engineers were handling the stockpile, which is located at entrance 9 to the port.
The devastating August 4 blast killed about 190 people and injured another 6,000, but hopes of finding survivors have not been lost. Identified by a probing dog.
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Authorities said the blast at the port was caused by 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, from which explosives could also be made, which had been held for years without proper safety measures.
The blast shattered entire neighborhoods and led to the fall of the government due to public outrage over the disaster and the economic crisis as a whole.
Residents fear other accumulations of hazardous substances that are not held safely and endanger them.
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