Massive explosion in Beirut

I just saw this on a news feed and checked in here.

I haven't had time to process it, and literally jumped when the big boom went off. I was not expecting that.

My impulsive guess is some sort of illicit munitions factory. You could see large singular explosions within the major fire, and them "kaboom." Followed by a mushroom and shockwaves. That is a release of a lot of energy.

Maybe nitrates, maybe fertilizer, I'm not an expert, but it seems like munitions grade whatever...

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Massive explosion in Beirut