Beirut explosion kills dozens, injures thousands
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Chaotic scenes in Beirut hospital
A CNN producer in Beirut has described the "chaotic scene," in the emergency room of one Beirut's hospitals, with doctors conducting triage as they try to treat dozens of people injured in Tuesday's explosion.
"Some people had broken limbs, some showered with glass," Ghazi Balkiz said.
"I walked in, I saw a few people lying on the floor -- doctors trying to put IVs into them. A couple of people were passed out," he added.
Footage shows blast shaking Beirut
From CNN's Paul P. Murphy
Footage shared on social media captured the explosion as it rocked Beirut.
One video, filmed from a nearby boat, appears to show a white pall of smoke rising over the city. Seconds later, a red plume of smoke can be seen shooting into the sky, followed by a massive explosion.
The second video, shared on Instagram, shows the explosion as seen from a rooftop in the capital.
Lebanese hospitals told to prepare for casualties
From CNN's Schams Elwazer
Lebanon's Health Minister Hamad Hassan has ordered all hospitals in the area to prepare to receive those injured in a major blast in Beirut, the state-run National News Agency reports.
Explosion has caused a large number of injuries, authorities say
From CNN's Mohammed Tawfeeq
Lebanese authorities say an explosion near Beirut's port on Tuesday evening has left a large number of people injured, CNN's Senior Correspondent Ben Wedeman reports.
The explosion caused massive damage to the surrounding area and sent a huge cloud of red smoke over the city.
Lebanon's state-run NNA news agency reports that a major fire broke out near Beirut port and firefighting teams have rushed to the scene to put out the fire.
Lebanese Red Cross teams trying to reach blast site
From CNN's Schams Elwazer
The Lebanese Red Cross is calling on its medics to mobilize immediately, and report to their respective centers, to help deal with the massive explosion that rocked Beirut port on Tuesday evening, it said on Twitter.
Red Cross teams are trying to reach the site of the blast, it added.
Our teams are attempting to reach the blast site! Please make room for ambulances to get through!” it tweeted.
"The apartment shook horizontally," says Beirut resident
From CNN's Tamara Qiblawi and Ben Wedeman in Beirut
A red cloud hung over Beirut in the wake of the blast, as firefighting teams rushed to the scene to try to put out the fire.
Homes up to 10 kilometers (6 miles) away were damaged, according to witnesses, and footage from local media showed wrecked cars, apparently flipped over by the force of the blast.
One Beirut resident who was several kilometers away from the site of the explosion said her windows had been shattered by the explosion. "What I felt was that it was an earthquake," Rania Masri told CNN.
The apartment shook horizontally, and all of a sudden it felt like an explosion and the windows and doors burst open. The glass just broke. So many homes were damaged or destroyed."
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