The Nashville blast had little effect against the AT&T building that was the apparent target. The historic storefronts and residences across the street suffered catastrophic damage. A lot of luck along with quick action by police prevented loss of life. 1/10 The explosion occurred adjacent to an underground utility vault. The blast breached the building wall with the explosive charge roughly perpendicular to the geometric center of the breach. The vault doors were damaged/displaced. 2/10

This shot clearly depicts something that happened throughout the city - the initial blast overpressure shattering storefronts, a negative phase pulling the glass out of the structure onto the street and then several reflected shocks moving thru the dense urban areas.💔🇱🇧

https://twitter.com/_amroali/status/1291860606300151808

HD video of the warehouse exploding in #Beruit. Fires involving energetic materials can transition to much more destructive reactions - 2 destinct events are notable,