BREAKING: Lebanese official says at least 50 people were killed and 2,700 injured in the explosion, AP reports.
There is a “high number of injuries" after a blast near the port, the Lebanese health minister said.Mohamed Azakir/Reuters
Two explosions occurred in Beirut's port, according to the Agence France-Presse. Firefighters were seen battling flames at the scene of the blast, which was a warehouse, officials said.at least 50 people were killed and 2,700 injured in the explosion, according to the Associated Press.People walk at scene of an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 4, 2020.
Hospitals in Beirut are already overwhelmed and have been turning the injured away, with some of the injured now driving to Tripoli, 50 miles north, to receive treatment. The blast itself was heard up to 25 miles south of the city, and the streets in Beirut are paved with glass.Firefighters spray water at a fire after an explosion was heard in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 4, 2020.
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