Four years after a fiery chemical blast on Beirut’s waterfront killed more than 200 people and left thousands injured, no one has been held responsible for the deadly tragedy. The Aug. 4, 2020 ...

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This aerial photo, taken on August 5, 2020, shows the aftermath of the massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. Hussein Malla/AP Volunteers conduct research at the explosion site on August 8, 2020.

The Aug. 4 blast was caused by the ignition of more than 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, a common fertilizer and explosive, which caught fire after years of improper storage in Beirut’s port.

The judge investigating Beirut’s massive 2020 port blast resumed work Monday after a nearly 13-month halt, ordering the release of some detainees and announcing plans to charge others, including ...

The blast is thought to have originated from a blaze that tore through a warehouse just after 6 p.m. (1600 GMT) on August 4, 2020, detonating hundreds of tonnes of ammonium nitrate.

The silos were first damaged in August 2020 when a nearby port warehouse storing ammonium nitrate fertilizer exploded in a blast that killed over 200 people, wounded 7,000 and destroyed 77,000 ...

BEIRUT (AP) — A section of Beirut’s massive port grain silos, shredded in the 2020 explosion, collapsed in a huge cloud of dust on Sunday after a weekslong fire, triggered by grains that had ...

The painting at Beirut’s Sursock Palace was lucky to survive the explosion in August 2020, which killed more than 200 people and left some 300,000 homeless in Lebanon’s capital city.

BEIRUT (AP) — The judge investigating Beirut’s massive 2020 port blast resumed work Monday after a nearly 13-month halt, ordering the release of some detainees and announcing plans to charge ...

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