100 years ago in Germany 80 t and around 400 t exploded at the site of the fertilizer company BASF. It damaged building in a 50 miles radius. In Beirut today the explosion is rumored to be based on 2500 t of the same Ammonium nitrate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppau_explosion

The crater in 1921 was 190m long. And the exact number of victims of unknown because in the central area with a diameter of 200m not a single body remained.

The museum in Oppau exhibits photos and artifacts of the event.

My house is 10 km away from the point and you can still…

…see a crack in the wall and the damage to the roof truss from 1921.

I fear the death toll of the Beirut explosion is much higher. Let's help them rebuild. This is a tragedy of global dimension.