Beirut blast kills 100 after ‘welder ignites 2,700 tons of explosive chemicals'
THE massive explosion which killed at least 100 people and left 4,000 injured in Lebanon's capital Beirut is feared to have been started by a reckless welder.which could be heard 110 miles away in Cyprus.
Nearby structures were flattened, windows and doors were blown out, cars were crushed, and fires burned as the sun set overHorrifying video of the explosion shows an enormous mushroom cloud over the city followed by a shockwave - with witnesses comparing it to a "nuclear bomb". His wife and daughter were injured in the explosion after it damaged his residence at The Government Palace.
All staff at the British embassy in Beirut are accounted for, but some have sustained "non-life-threatening injuries". Some hospitals were too badly damaged to treat patients, with pictures showing doctors administering first aid in the street. And one added: "I saw a fireball and smoke billowing over Beirut. People were screaming and running, bleeding.Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement said all of the country's political powers must to overcome the "painful catastrophe" to unite after the disaster.Plumes of smoke rise over Beirut after the catastropheCredit: AFP or licensors
The charity said: "Save the Children teams on the ground reported entire streets wiped out, with children unaccounted for as rescue teams work through destroyed buildings to get people out of the rubble. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said in a tweet: "The images of explosions in Beirut are deeply worrying.Former chancellor Sajid Javid tweeted to say his "thoughts and prayers" were with the people of Lebanon
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