https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/04/at-least-25-dead-after-massive-explosion-in-beirut/ > By Bassem Mroue | Associated Press > BEIRUT — A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. At least 50 people were killed and 2,700 injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said.