According to the Lebanon Red Cross, there are hundreds of casualties in the blast. Just the closest hospital has more than 500 wounded people and they can no longer accept any more patients.

There are growing fears about possible death toll as hundreds of people have taken to hospitals.

The explosion shatters windows across Lebanese capital. The explosion reportedly started as a fire at fireworks store at Lebanon’s main port.

A Hezbollah missile store was targeted near the Beirut port, some sources said.

Lebanon Army Major Gen. Abbas Ibrahim told reporters that most likely that stored explosives that had been seized were what caused the explosion.

However, the exact cause of the explosion has not yet been determined. (ILKHA)