Part of Beirut’s port silos collapses on 2nd anniversary

By BASSEM MROUE
Associated Press

BEIRUT (AP) — A large section of Beirut’s giant port grain silos, shredded by a massive explosion two years ago, has collapsed as hundreds marched in Beirut to mark the second anniversary of the blast that killed scores. The northern block of the silos consisting of four towers has been slowly tilting for days and collapsed on Thursday, causing a huge cloud of dust that covered the structure that shielded Beirut’s western neighborhoods when the blast occurred on Aug. 4, 2020 killing nearly 220 people, injuring over 6,000 and causing damage worth billions of dollars.