Smoke rises after an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2020, in this picture obtained from a social media video.

Smoke increases after a surge in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2020, in this photo gotten from a social networks video.|Photo Credit:
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The blast occurred in the city’s port location, where there were storage facilities real estate dynamites.

The blast occurred in the city’s port location, where there were warehouses housing dynamites, Lebanon’s state news company NNA and two security sources said.

Video footage of the blast shared around by homeowners on social media showed a column of smoke rising from the port district followed by an enormous blast.