Part of Beirut’s blast-damaged port silos collapses

Dust covers the silos damaged during the August 2020 massive explosion in the port, after part of it collapsed (Mohammed Anouti/AP)

A section of Beirut’s massive port grain silos, shredded in the 2020 explosion, collapsed on Sunday after a weeks-long fire triggered by grains that had fermented and ignited in the summer heat.

The northern block of the silos collapsed in a huge cloud of dust after what sounded like an explosion.