Other towers had already collapsed on July 31 and August 4.
Le Monde with AFP
The entire northern part of the grain silos damaged by the devastating explosion at the port of Beirut in 2020 collapsed Tuesday August 23, according to correspondents of the France-Presse agency present on site.
A cloud of smoke formed after the collapse of eight laps of the structure damaged by the breath of the explosion of August 4, 2020, which left more than 200 dead and 6,500 injured and devastated of the whole neighborhoods of the Lebanese capital.
The blast had triggered in a warehouse sheltering hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate stored without precaution, and a large part of the population had attributed the cause to the corruption and negligence of the ruling class.
The towers that collapsed on Tuesday were the last in the northern block of the silos. For the time being, the south block is stable, according to French civilian engineer Emmanuel Durand, who installed sensors inside the silos.
On July 31 and August 4, other laps had collapsed after a fire broke out in early July in the most damaged part of the silos, caused, according to the authorities and experts, by The fermentation of remaining cereal stocks, combined with high temperatures. Since then, several laps have remained in flames. The fire has rekindled the trauma of relatives of victims of the explosion of August 4, 2020.
The survey suspended for months
hit hard by the breath of the detonation of August 4, 2020, the grain silos of the port, which had absorbed part of the shock, had partially collapsed.
The Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ali Hamie, said that 25,000 square meters from the port of the capital would be devoted to the construction of new silos, adding that funding would come from international donors and its ministry.
In April, the authorities had ordered the demolition of the silos, but the decision was suspended due to the opposition of relatives of the victims of the drama who want to make it a place of memory. The investigation into the causes of the drama has been suspended for months due to political obstructions of the authorities.