Man injured in Beirut port explosion dies, 14 months later
ABC News
The family of a Lebanese man who was critically injured in last year's massive explosion at Beirut’s port say he has died, nearly 14 months after the blast
BEIRUT -- A Lebanese man who was critically injured in the massive explosion at Beirut’s port last year has died, nearly 14 months after the blast, his family said Tuesday.
Ibrahim Harb, a 35-year-old accountant, was at his downtown office near the port when the explosion occurred, wiping out the port and devastating nearby neighborhoods. He died at his parents’ home on Monday night, his brother, Mazen Harb, told The Associated Press.
The death brings to at least 215 the number of people who have been killed by the blast, according to official records.
On Aug. 4, 2020, hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive material used in fertilizers, ignited after a massive fire at the port. It later emerged that the nitrate had been improperly stored in a port warehouse for years, and that senior political and security officials knew of its existence and did nothing about it.
