Selitra exploded from the ship of the entrepreneur from Khabarovsk in Beirut

A powerful explosion of ammonium nitrate occurred in Beirut's port, which was previously unloaded from the Rhosus vessel, which belonged to an entrepreneur from Khabarovsk Igor Grechushkin. Information on the explosion was collected by Mediazon. It is reported that 78 inhabitants died during the explosion, several thousand people were injured.

With reference to the Lebanese LBCI channel, it is reported that, according to preliminary data, welding work was the cause of the explosion-the sparks first set fire to the firecrackers stored on the 12th warehouse of the port of the port, then detonated the nitrate.

According to the sailors with Rhosus, the ship belongs to the native of Khabarovsk Igor Grechushkin, who is now living in Cyprus, reports Odessitua.com. Sailors claim that the entrepreneur "actually abandoned the ship."

Wed on YouTube Wed to Yandex.Zen

Rhosus delivered Selitra from the Georgian Batumi to Mozambique. In 2013, due to technical problems, the ship stopped in Beirut. Having examined the cargo, the inspection left the ship and cargo in the port. Confiscated 2750 tons of nitrate have been stored in a warehouse since 2014. The inspection recently took place, she found that you can get through the gap to the warehouse. They tried to close her with the help of welding.

In a radius of 10 kilometers from the epicenter of the explosion, buildings were damaged, the streets are littered with fragments of buildings and inverted cars. The residents of Cyprus, located 240 kilometers from Beirut, felt an explosive wave.