In a horrific instant, a burst of power that ravaged Beirut
4 years, 4 months ago

In a horrific instant, a burst of power that ravaged Beirut

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As black smoke billowed into the sky, Shiva Karout stepped out of his gym with his colleagues and customers to watch. In multiple videos posted on social media, whether shot from high-rise balconies or nearby streets, that instant hits with the same blunt force: Rising black smoke, then a sudden freight train of dust and pink smoke that barrels across the city at the camera and sends it — and whoever holds it — tumbling amid wreckage and confusion. “They went down, thinking it was caused by fireworks,” one firefighter named Freddy said of his colleagues who first responded. “We were looking for our friends but there were also lots of people dead,” he said, standing at the main road, covered in soot and his face darkened with dust, smoke and sorrow. “We don’t deserve this,” said Riwa Baltagi, a 23-year-old who was helping friends retrieve valuables from their demolished homes.

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