2020 Beirut explosions

Summary

2020 Beirut explosions is an industrial disaster^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of industrial_disaster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,917 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2020 Beirut explosions is located in Beirut Governorate^[3].
• 2020 Beirut explosions is in the country of Lebanon^[4].
• 2020 Beirut explosions's instance of is recorded as industrial disaster^[5].
• 2020 Beirut explosions's instance of is recorded as explosion^[6].
• 2020 Beirut explosions's instance of is recorded as industrial fire^[7].
• 2020 Beirut explosions took place at Port of Beirut^[8].
• 2020 Beirut explosions's Commons category is recorded as 2020 Beirut explosions^[9].
• 2020 Beirut explosions took place on August 4, 2020^[10].
• 2020 Beirut explosions's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.90138888888889, 'lon': 35.51888888888889}^[11].
• 2020 Beirut explosions's has cause is recorded as explosion^[12].
• 2020 Beirut explosions's has cause is recorded as explosion^[13].
• 2020 Beirut explosions's has cause is recorded as industrial fire^[14].
• 2020 Beirut explosions's topic's main category is recorded as Category:2020 Beirut explosion^[15].
• 2020 Beirut explosions resulted in {'amount': '+218'} deaths^[16].
• 2020 Beirut explosions caused {'amount': '+6900'} injuries^[17].
• 2020 Beirut explosions's number of missing is recorded as {'amount': '+32'}^[18].
• 2020 Beirut explosions's number of casualties is recorded as {'amount': '+7000'}^[19].
• 2020 Beirut explosions's explosive energy equivalent is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4992853', 'amount': '+1.25'}^[20].
• 2020 Beirut explosions's hashtag is recorded as لا-نريدها^[21].
• 2020 Beirut explosions's hashtag is recorded as BeirutExplosion^[22].
• 2020 Beirut explosions's cost of damage is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+15000000000'}^[23].
• 2020 Beirut explosions's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Explosives^[24].
• 2020 Beirut explosions's victim is recorded as Nazar Najarian^[25].
• 2020 Beirut explosions's victim is recorded as Jean-Marc Bonfils^[26].

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When and Where

2020 Beirut explosions took place on August 4, 2020^[10]. The location of it was Port of Beirut^[8]. It is in the country of Lebanon^[4].

Context

Recorded instance of include industrial disaster^[5], explosion^[6], and industrial fire^[7].

Outcome and Impact

2020 Beirut explosions resulted in {'amount': '+218'} deaths^[16]. It caused {'amount': '+6900'} injuries^[17].

Why It Matters

2020 Beirut explosions ranks in the top 7% of industrial_disaster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,917 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]