Beirut Blast Blamed on Chemical Cargo Removed From Ship in 2014
- Lebanese Customs had warned against storing ammonium nitrate
- Welding work started fire, igniting chemicals: LBCI television
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The volatile chemical that Lebanese authorities blame for Tuesday’s lethal blast in Beirut had been lying in storage at the city’s port for six years in spite of warnings from customs officials about its hazards, documents show.