Infographic to the scale of man-made explosion disaster

[Felixxe]

Do not underestimate the disaster caused by non-nuke explosion:

https://graphics.reuters.com/LEBANON-SE ... pxnmqbpx/

[Stephen]

Before you get your new home, do your research around your area to see any chemical or substance storage or facilities that known to be toxic or combustible in nature.

In the recent Beirut case, the officials were warned about the danger years before the blast occurred. Sadly no one took any action.

This article from 'The NY Times' shows in detail how it occurred.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/202 ... osion.html