The dust of flour that was kept near the site of the explosion in the port of Beirut, could lead to detonation of ammonium nitrate. How could happen emergency of this magnitude, the TV channel “MIR 24” said the doctor of chemical Sciences, chief researcher, chemical Department of Moscow state University Alexey Bobrovsky.
“the Dust of flour is analogous to the ammunition of volume explosion when sprayed something in the air, it is ignited, the detonation is observed. It is possible that when the dust of a flour from-for a small electrostatic discharge could itself ignite and cause detonation of ammonium nitrate,” said he.
According to Alexei Bobrovsky, a state of emergency in the port could also cause a fire, resulting in nitrate is strongly heated up and exploded. The footage, which spread the scene, it was evident that an explosion preceded the fire. The catalyst could be some kind of detonator or additional explosives, said the expert.
The explosion in the port of Beirut took place on 4 August. According to the latest data, has killed more than 130 people and affected nearly 5 thousand.
