Meg Matthias
Encyclopædia Britannica Editor
Meg Matthias is Encyclopædia Britannica's Senior Video Production Manager, managing all of Britannica's editorial video content. She holds a B.A. in English from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
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2020 Beirut explosion, deadly blast that took place on August 4, in Beirut, and one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history. The explosion was caused by the improper storage of ammonium nitrate in a port warehouse. The explosion killed 218 people, injured about 7,000, displaced some…
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