A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. "Tuesday's explosion was thought to have been triggered by a fire in a warehouse containing 2750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate for the past six years. Four people have been left in hospital, some with burns to 40 per cent of their body, after a gas explosion at a commercial kitchen in Canberra overnight. Photo: Facebook.The Canberra Lebanese community woke to news today that an explosion in Beirut has killed at least 78 people, including one Australian, and injured 4,000 others.One Canberra resident with family in Beirut, who asked not to be named, said the entire community was devastated by the news.“We all have family over there either directly or indirectly so we are all affected,” the woman said.“We need to be more focused on what is happening now.”Shocked and saddened by the massive explosion in Beirut. Now's the chance to...ACT Labor has pledged to create a city-wide food waste collection service which will reduce carbon emissions and create 200...A clearer picture of the proposed Acton waterfront redevelopment at West Basin is emerging after the release today of the...Canberrans can get their nature fix for free from Saturday (8 August), with the ACT Government waiving entry fees to...
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Residents fear ammonium nitrate, which detonated in Beirut, could have "catastrophic" consequences on their community, north of Sydney.Satellite images show a massive crater at the site of the huge explosion in Beirut's port.Powerful aerial footage show the full extent of the damage to Beirut after a massive explosion rocked the Lebanon capital.Investigators have begun searching the wreckage of Beirut's port for clues to the cause of the massive explosion that ripped across the Lebanese capital as the government ordered port officials put under house arrest.The death toll from the huge blast that resembled an atomic bomb being let off has passed 100, according to the Lebanese Red Cross.BBC correspondent and Moroccan journalist Maryam Toumi was interviewing Faissal Al Assil, head of the Moroccan Agency of Sustainable Energy when the city's port was hit with an explosion so powerful at least 100 people were killed.A chemical commonly used as fertiliser may have contributed to the deaths of dozens of people in the shipping port of Beirut.Beirut explosion: Trump says US military generals feel Lebanon blast was likely an 'attack' caused by a bombMembers of the Australian Embassy in Beirut also received minor injuries after the explosion.A quick-thinking woman described as a "migrant worker" saved a young child from the massive explosion that levelled large parts of Beirut. Fiery Explosion Erupts at Gas Station in Russia. He told local reporters a chemical used in fertilisers and explosives had been unsafely kept at the port facility for six years.https://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/fin3bsvV4zEfEw92kZxvs/0c6e7281-0426-408d-812d-ffc37eac1de1.jpg/r0_449_4743_3129_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg What is happening in Canberra? For info follow The Lebanese Ambassador in Canberra is not issuing any comments until he is briefed further on the matter, The blast originated from the port after a fire started in a warehouse before setting off around 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate nearby.Ammonium nitrate is commonly used in fertiliser production and to make mining explosives.Reports from Beirut say the warehouse had been the subject of safety notifications going back to at least 2014, although Prime Minister Hassan Diab has been cautious not to pre-empt an investigation into the blast.The scale of the damage is believed to be enormous and there are reports of buildings miles from the port being destroyed.Hospitals have been placed under immense pressure and are issuing please for blood donations and generators to keep the lights going.The destructive blast flipped cars and damaged buildings kilometres away, including the Australian Embassy, where almost all windows were blown out of the building.Despite the Embassy building being “impacted significantly, all staff have been accounted for and only sustained minor injuries such as cuts and scratches”, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.UPDATE 12:45 pm, August 9: Flooding has cut access to the Hume Highway from the Federal Highway at Yarra as...Canberrans with valid travel permits have been stranded at the Victorian border after NSW authorities changed their access requirements at...Allan Hawke grew up in Queanbeyan over the road from the Raiders founders, the McIntyres. "We are ready to receive 1000 families for 72 hours," the Lebanese Red Cross said via Twitter. On Wednesday, the charity announced it had multiple temporary shelters in place for those who've lost their homes. Our hearts go out to all affected & to all Lebanese Australians worried for loved ones today. "We obviously can't confirm details of that at this stage because there is contacts with families and others," Mr Morrison told Nine's The blast, which Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne called "a very serious accident", was believed to be caused by the ignition of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse at the port.The owner of Canberra's Beirut Bunker Bar, Soumi Tannous, lost friends in the explosion. The spokesperson said as Lebanon was a small country, all 3000 expats in Canberra would be grieving for a loved one back home. Firefighters were among several people injured in an explosion at a gas station in Volgograd, Russia, on August 10, reports said. "We know that there are many thousands of people in hospital whose nationalities are unknown," Grindlay said on Friday. One firefighter has been killed and at least six people injured in a building explosion in Farmington, Maine today. If you need urgent help, call +61 2 6261 3305. NSW needs to employ 1000 additional firefighting staff if it wants to handle another Black Summer bushfire season, according to the union which covers the @NSWRFS Empowering entrepreneurs to make a meaningful impact.
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