Beirut, 6th August 2020: The Beirut explosion is unquestionably one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in history, according to calculations by British engineering experts at the University of Sheffield. A Sheffield team has calculated the strength of the blast from the videos and photographs since Tuesday when the catastrophic explosion at the Beirut port took place. Beirut Blast: How many Pakistanis killed in the blast? Deadliest blasts in the capital of Islamic Resistance Beirut Governor of Beirut: What happened was similar to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Please pray for Lebanon pic.twitter.com/bobU6gE0pr — M Farhan (@FarhanA08076319) August 4, 2020 They believe the explosion was the equivalent of 1,000 to 1,500 tonnes of TNT – a blast intensity that would support the belief that it was caused by a fire leading to the detonation of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertilizer. UAE Prime Minister announces 30 tons of medical aid for injured in Beirut This is about a tenth of the intensity of the Hiroshima nuclear bomb but far bigger than any blast from a conventional weapon. The Spectator Index, a website focused on politics, economics, science, and sports has tweeted the same details by the University of Sheffield on their … Continue reading Beirut Blast was equal to a Nuclear Bomb: Experts