An explosion occurred at the Port of Beirut in Lebanon in August 2020 caused by the ignition of a fire in a warehouse containing 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been stored unsafely for over 6 years. The explosion was estimated to be equivalent to 1.1 kilotons of TNT, destroyed thousands of homes and displaced over 300,000 people. It occurred due to negligence and lack of proper regulation by the authorities despite warnings about the dangerous storage conditions. The hospital disaster plan was overwhelmed but volunteers and aid organizations helped with clean up and medical treatment in the aftermath.