New footage of huge explosion ripping through Beirut hospital

Newly released CCTV footage showed the moment a huge explosion ripped through a Beirut hospital, smashing windows and collapsing furniture as medical workers and patients run for cover. Last Tuesday’s (August 4) explosion, which injured more than 6,000 people, caused widespread damage to Lebanon’s oldest hospital, the St. George Hospital, which captured the devastating impact. The hospital lies less than a mile from Beirut’s port - the epicentre of the warehouse blast, which the authorities have said was