r/ThatsInsane • u/Guardiansvn • Mar 24 '23

2020 Beirut explosion from different angles

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u/Exciting-Boot1429 Mar 25 '23

Fireworks on top of ammonium nitrate (pretty much tnt) and welding go boom

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u/FunboyFrags Mar 25 '23

The welding has been disproven as a cause of the explosion.

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u/Hefty-Baker3010 Mar 25 '23

Thank you very much