In Beirut in August of 2020, an explosion at the Port of Beirut destroyed a huge part of the city. We look into how an oxidising agent, improperly handled can become an explosive and attempt to comprehend how something so dangerous was ignored repeatedly by key people, despite many warnings of an imminent disaster.With John Chidgey.This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced
Links of Interest:

2020 Beirut Explosion
Condensation Cloud
Prill
ANFO
Ammonium Nitrate
How an unscheduled port visit led to disaster
Beirut Ammonium Nitrate Blast
Government Amends Ammonium Nitrate Rules
FBI probe shows amount of chemicals in Beirut blast was a fraction of original shipment
Beirut Whistleblower Returns to Work
Ideal Gas Law
Gases, Liquids and Solids (PDF)

Reports into the incident:

Human Rights Watch (PDF)
The Beirut Port Explosion, Forensic Architecture

Video and Images:

Video of Explosion 1 (Twitter)
Video of Explosion 2 (Twitter)
Video of Wilsons Cloud Ring (Twitter)

Documentary:

Beirut Blast: The Story Of Warehouse 12 (2021)
Beirut Blast: The Story of Warehouse 12 (2021) - IMDb

Ammonium Nitrate Information:

Storage requirements for security sensitive ammonium nitrate (SSAN) | Resources Safety & Health Queensland
Orica Mining Services, Report for Kooragang Island Uprate PHA MOD1 Report (PDF)
Ammonium Nitrate Advisory USEPA (PDF)
Orica ANFO MSDS (PDF)

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Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Kevin Koch, Shane O'Neill, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor, Jared, Bill, Joel Maher and Katharina Will.

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