FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2020 file photo, rescue teams scan the Mediterranean Sea on the site of this week's massive explosion in the port of Beirut in Beirut, Lebanon. Germany’s ambassador to Lebanon says on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, a German company is ready to remove and ship abroad dozens of containers of hazardous material stored at Beirut’s port. The decision to remove the material stored at Beirut’s port came after the Aug.
BEIRUT -- A German company is ready to remove hazardous materials stored in dozens of containers at Beirut’s port, Germany’s ambassador to Lebanon said Saturday, following efforts to secure the facility after the Aug. 4 explosion that devastated the port and much of the city. Ambassador Andreas Kindl tweeted that the treatment at Beirut’s port for 52 containers of"hazardous and dangerous chemical material” has been completed. He added that the material is ready to be shipped to Germany.
The decision to remove the material followed the Aug. 4 explosion that was triggered by nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrates, a highly explosive fertilizer component, that had languished at the port for years. The blast killed 211 people, wounded more than 6,000, and destroyed parts of the capital.
In November, Lebanon signed a deal with Germany’s Combi Lift to treat and ship abroad the containers consisting of flammable chemicals. The deal is worth $3.6 million, toward which port authorities in Lebanon paid will pay $2 million with the German government covering the rest.Since the August blast and a massive fire at the port weeks later, authorities have been concerned about dangerous material still at the facility.
That's very good of them, but many families will want to know, why such a dangerous volatile explosive chemical was stored in such large amounts for so many years, a first-year chemical student could have told the Lebanese government that it was very dangerous 🤔☹️✌️🙏🇬🇧
Nudge nudge wink wink say no more say nomore
The average container ship has 22,000 TEUs of capacity, moving 'dozens of containers' isn't really that big of a logistical challenge or accomplishment. Hazard stuff is shipped all the time.
Where would they ship these dangerous materials? Who would want it and why would they allow it to be shipped to them?
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