LEBANON, THIS BLAST ROCKING BEIRUT AND SENDING A MUSHROOM
ROCKING BEIRUT AND SENDING A MUSHROOM CLOUD INTO THE SKY.
SENDING A MUSHROOM CLOUD INTO THE SKY. BILL NEELY HAS
CLOUD INTO THE SKY. BILL NEELY HAS DETAILS.
BILL NEELY HAS DETAILS. >> Reporter:
DETAILS. >> Reporter: EXTRAORDINARY IMAGES
>> Reporter: EXTRAORDINARY IMAGES TONIGHT WITH A DEADLY
EXTRAORDINARY IMAGES TONIGHT WITH A DEADLY EXPLOSION FELT BY
TONIGHT WITH A DEADLY EXPLOSION FELT BY MILLIONS IN LEBANON.
EXPLOSION FELT BY MILLIONS IN LEBANON. BLASTS THAT SHOOK A
MILLIONS IN LEBANON. BLASTS THAT SHOOK A CITY AND INJURED
BLASTS THAT SHOOK A CITY AND INJURED THOUSANDS.
CITY AND INJURED THOUSANDS. THIS WAS THE FIRST,
THOUSANDS. THIS WAS THE FIRST, COMING JUST AFTER 6:00
THIS WAS THE FIRST, COMING JUST AFTER 6:00 IN THE EVENING AT
COMING JUST AFTER 6:00 IN THE EVENING AT BEIRUT’S MAIN PORT,
IN THE EVENING AT BEIRUT’S MAIN PORT, SENDING UP A PLUME OF
BEIRUT’S MAIN PORT, SENDING UP A PLUME OF THICK SMOKE.
SENDING UP A PLUME OF THICK SMOKE. BENEATH IT, FIRES
THICK SMOKE. BENEATH IT, FIRES RAGING FROM FLASHES OF
BENEATH IT, FIRES RAGING FROM FLASHES OF LIGHT, FILMED BY
RAGING FROM FLASHES OF LIGHT, FILMED BY NEARBY RESIDENTS.
LIGHT, FILMED BY NEARBY RESIDENTS. NONE OF THEM COULD
NEARBY RESIDENTS. NONE OF THEM COULD HAVE GUESSED WHAT
NONE OF THEM COULD HAVE GUESSED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT.
HAVE GUESSED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT. [ EXPLOSION ]
WOULD HAPPEN NEXT. [ EXPLOSION ] A SECOND MASSIVE
[ EXPLOSION ] A SECOND MASSIVE EXPLOSION THAT SOME
A SECOND MASSIVE EXPLOSION THAT SOME DESCRIBED AS LIKE AN
EXPLOSION THAT SOME DESCRIBED AS LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE.
DESCRIBED AS LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE. A MUSHROOM CLOUD OF
EARTHQUAKE. A MUSHROOM CLOUD OF DEBREE AND SEAWATER
A MUSHROOM CLOUD OF DEBREE AND SEAWATER BLASTED INTO THE AIR.
DEBREE AND SEAWATER BLASTED INTO THE AIR. THE DETONATION WAS
BLASTED INTO THE AIR. THE DETONATION WAS HEARD 200 MILES AWAY
THE DETONATION WAS HEARD 200 MILES AWAY IN AT LEAST TWO OTHER
HEARD 200 MILES AWAY IN AT LEAST TWO OTHER COUNTRIES.
IN AT LEAST TWO OTHER COUNTRIES. >> I SAW SOMETHING
COUNTRIES. >> I SAW SOMETHING FLASH, AND I COULDN’T
>> I SAW SOMETHING FLASH, AND I COULDN’T HEAR ANY MORE.
FLASH, AND I COULDN’T HEAR ANY MORE. IT WAS RAINING GLASS
HEAR ANY MORE. IT WAS RAINING GLASS ALL OVER THE CITY OF
IT WAS RAINING GLASS ALL OVER THE CITY OF BEIRUT.
ALL OVER THE CITY OF BEIRUT. >> Reporter: ON THE
BEIRUT. >> Reporter: ON THE GROUND, DOZENS LAY
>> Reporter: ON THE GROUND, DOZENS LAY DEAD.
GROUND, DOZENS LAY DEAD. THE HEALTH MINISTER
DEAD. THE HEALTH MINISTER SAYS ALMOST 3,000
THE HEALTH MINISTER SAYS ALMOST 3,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
SAYS ALMOST 3,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED. THE PORT AREA
INJURED. THE PORT AREA DESTROYED.
THE PORT AREA DESTROYED. BUT WHAT CAUSED IT?
DESTROYED. BUT WHAT CAUSED IT? OFFICIALS TONIGHT SAY
BUT WHAT CAUSED IT? OFFICIALS TONIGHT SAY A WAREHOUSE, HAS FOR
OFFICIALS TONIGHT SAY A WAREHOUSE, HAS FOR YEARS BEEN FILLED WITH
A WAREHOUSE, HAS FOR YEARS BEEN FILLED WITH DANGEROUS EXPLOSIVE
YEARS BEEN FILLED WITH DANGEROUS EXPLOSIVE CHEMICALS.
DANGEROUS EXPLOSIVE CHEMICALS. WARNINGS ABOUT THE
CHEMICALS. WARNINGS ABOUT THE DANGERS, THEY SAY,
WARNINGS ABOUT THE DANGERS, THEY SAY, IGNORED.
DANGERS, THEY SAY, IGNORED. BEIRUT, SO OFTEN A
IGNORED. BEIRUT, SO OFTEN A BATTLEGROUND IN WAR,
BEIRUT, SO OFTEN A BATTLEGROUND IN WAR, RESEMBLING A WAR ZONE
BATTLEGROUND IN WAR, RESEMBLING A WAR ZONE TONIGHT.
RESEMBLING A WAR ZONE TONIGHT. THIS IS A NATIONAL
TONIGHT. THIS IS A NATIONAL DISASTER FOR LEBANON.
THIS IS A NATIONAL DISASTER FOR LEBANON. TOMORROW, A DAY OF
DISASTER FOR LEBANON. TOMORROW, A DAY OF NATIONAL MOURNING, AND
TOMORROW, A DAY OF NATIONAL MOURNING, AND OF MANY QUESTIONS.
NATIONAL MOURNING, AND OF MANY QUESTIONS. IF THIS WAS A
OF MANY QUESTIONS. IF THIS WAS A WAREHOUSE FOR
