I love how he stopped the recording in record time. Actually impressive.

2/10 for the cameraman 6/10 for instinct 10/10 perfect cut "oh my -"

A wholesome family video capturing a sudden massive tragedy like this is terrifyingly surreal to watch

Can everybody stop talking about the cameramans, "bad camera work", please? The reason why he stopped recording was because he got scared and wanted to protect his kids. Start thinking about those who died and stop thinking about the' "bad camera work".

His biggest mistake was turning off the camera. Remember folks, when a disaster happens, always turn on your camera because the cameraman never dies!!

I hope the family was alright. If you didn’t know any better it could’ve look like a nuke being dropped in relatively close proximity. Scary.

The worst thing about living through this experience was definitely the uncertainty. I didn’t know if it was a plane bombing, a gas line exploding, and earth quake and if there was going to be another. Fortunately I was lucky and survived un-injured but a lot weren’t as lucky as me. I pray for the victims and their families.

The little snap, crackle, pop at 0:28 had me like “oh that wasn’t as bad as I remember it. They must’ve been far away.” Then 0:56 happened and I actually jumped. There’s a distinct terror you feel watching that much energy get released. Makes you feel really small.

My heart dropped when I realize how close they were on that thing and how it went. I hope the kids were alright.

Won't lie, had a chill down my spine at the initial explosion; realizing exactly how close they were to the warehouse.

Fun(ish) fact: this explosion is estimated to have an explosion yield of 1.1 kilotons (1,100 tons) of TNT. For reference, the largest conventional bomb the MOAB yielded 11 tons of TNT, and the nuke dropped on Hiroshima yielded 15 kilotons (15,000 tons). So the Beirut explosion is actually hugely. I would’ve shit my pants if I saw that, so props to the father who thought about his family first.

I respect him for turning off the camera. Because it means he cares for his kids more than the footage.. great camera work! He did what he could.

For those unaware, a shockingly small number of people died that day. This dad and kids were fine.

when you get hit with a shock wave, don't close your mouth, don't hold your breath. The pressure difference could break your ear drums.

it's been a long time since i've seen footage of the blast at first i was relieved because they seemed to be far enough away that the explosion was quiet.. and then the actual explosion happened 💔 i hope this family is alright and is able to find peace in spite of this tragedy

Every time I see a video of the explosion, I'm so thankful that my aunt, uncle and cousin were out of the country at the time. Their flat, only a few blocks from the port was severely damaged but nobody was hurt.

While they were fairly close, they were also in an open area where there was hardly anything to become a projectile and strike them, as well they were on the other side of a the grain silo, so I’d say they almost certainly all made it

dont turn off the camera, the cameraman never dies

This video is interesting to me, because it’s the rare instance where someone captured both the first explosion and the infamous second one. Seeing how the first started really does show how unexpected the damage would’ve been!

0:00 You can see the black smoke coming out from the warehouse 12 0:25 First explosion 0:27 You can hear the fireworks 0:32 The smoke is rising up 0:56 Second Explosion 0:58 Run!

Reminds me of the Cod mw 3 mission intro...that pit in you stomach knowing what theyre in for. I hope this didn't end the same way the intro ended....

Imagine the dads fear, being there with his kids😣

I remember that from 2020. I live in a small but densely populated city. If that explosion were to happen in my city it would've wiped out thousands.

I hope the people you see in the whole video are okay. Surely it must be a traumatic experience. My condolences to those who lost loved ones

The fact that there is a whole channel for this is astounding. Just wow

Oh my I hope they ok, awe such a tragedy how many lost their lives from this explosion

My heart hurts right now. I saw videos of the secondary explosion from miles away. I hope those people are okay.

I love it that he didn't wait for the shock wave to react.

Really hope those children made it safe. Oh god.

Wow, this is literally the perfect candid disaster footage. He was literally just recording him playing with the kids and the craziest thing ever just happens in the background.

0:23 ~ So clean and such a beautiful family out and about. Sincerely hope things have improved. Very crushing to see what happened there after all they've been through all these years.

That's last explosion came out like a jumpscare, I thought the video would with just the first one but last second lmao!!!

He panned the camera at the right moment

He still gets an A- for filming horizontally.

Bro really made a whole channel off one event ☠️

An entire channel just for different angles of this bomb, what a time to be alive

My heart sank when I realized that they were actually nearer from the blast point

They were probably fine, however that blast definitely left their ears ringing and probably knocked them from their bikes. Hopefully the children had some trauma counseling, but kids are pretty hardy when it comes to physical trauma.

Toddler will remember forever her (seemingly ) 1st ride without training wheels

Hope they are okay. That said it frustrates me seeing others moving towards the problem with their phones out. Instead of moving away securing theirs or others safety

I'll NEVER understand the people who see this going on, but then walk closer while recording....like good for this guy who kept it moving.

After the first explosion, I was thinking he was far away and that was it. I kinda felt relieved, that he's safely away with his family. Then the last 10 frames of this video hit.

Just like it was in COD MW 3, but then you already know what happened

This just appeared in my home page, i guess i have to watch the previous 257 videos TONIGHT

Impressive bike paths.

You can really tell when a video gets recommended to ALL KZfaq users. Collective comment IQ drops 75%

My heart sank when I realized how close they were.

The "Oh my-" cut at the end 💀

Location: Near Rocks (Beirut Central District) Distance: 1360 Meters

There can be nobody else good enough to hold a candle against you in my life. I will be forever yours.”

I believe that the reason why he stopped recordi is that he had his finger over the "stop recording" button, and he jumped when he seen the explosion

Omg even from back there it looked horrible! An instant building sides smoke cloud that’s gotta be chilling… there’s been 258 angles of these?? I need a compilation

All the zombies walking towards the explosion is like a movie come true, yikes

I’ve stood in the mountains overlooking Beirut many times and watched the violence and explosions

I think those two guys recording and going closer have the wildest film of there lives , some great stories to tell to grandkids 😂

Love how in the presence of danger..people take their phones out and walk towards it😂.. Well.. To be fair those guys might've thought its just a huge fire in the city and I would probably think so too..

As a parent i couldn't think of anything worse.. Hope your were all ok.

Prayers to Beirut and its People 😢❤

It’s crazy watching the others start shuffling over to the sound, cellphones out, like mindless zombies

How desensitized we have become... Something explodes and is obviously pretty big, so you grab the phone and start recording while walking towards whatever blew up.

Every time a new video comes up it gives me shivers!😔

Seeing those them get closer and closer with their phones to record while knowing what was coming was so scary I hope they didn't get hurt

This is crazy, it literally felt like that Txrrxrist scene from CODMW

today is the day that I learnt here is a entire channel of different pov of the explosion

I thought the white clouds is the explosion until I watch the end

Thats a good dad right there. He sensed it before it happened.

Man this explosion was crazy already started me years ago time is running

This actually gave me the MW3 vibe where London got nuked with poison gas, that one mission where ur the dad recording ur family and suddenly stopped recording the moment the trucks exploded

Imagine the little girl on her bike getting hit by the pressure wave. This would slam grown buff man onto the ground but with her small weight and then on the bike, this is brutal. I hope she and her (presumably) brother got out relatively fine.

Everytime those kids see a bike, this will be in their minds. Wouldn't be at all surprised if the little one developed a form of PTSD with bicycles.

The two guys phone in the hand recording explosion who walk like robots towards the explosion, it's the scariest thing for me

This has to be one of the biggest non nuclear explosions in history

I hope the kids and you were all right, my friend.

When you see children, the video reaches a whole other level. I've read here that they are ok.

This has the same energy as that one mission in MW3 where you watch a father’s camcoder POV of terrorists activating a chemical attack.

I've approximately geolocated the place where this family was at when the big explosion took place at about 33.9071, 35.5049 -- near the water and near the Beirut New Seaside Park and Cornish which, if I'm right, is about 1.3km from the blast so the family should have been OK. Scary though...

Incredible how many angles there are and how many people where filming at that moment.

Famous last words: "OH MY-"

Well done young lady good job on learning to ride your bike! And 2 I want to say my heart goes out the people of this beautiful country 😢😢❤

What is the noise you hear right as it explodes? Is it the sound travelling through the floor?

You can hear the fireworks go off briefly around 0:25.

The people walking towards it with their phones like zombies.

That’s a real man cares about his children not capturing footage for views and likes

Holy shit, spent the entire time thinking the half way was the explosion

Man this is the closest I've seen.. definitely within blast kill radius

I worked at a plant that used ammonium nitrate. I had no idea it was this dangerous. But still, I’ve learned it takes a flame, AN and fuel to ignite. Where did the large amounts of fuel come from?

can we have a source for this one? are they alright?

Didnt know this channel exists wow great compilation. Ngl i thought a nuke was just dropped when this was reported

I literally can't imagine the terror. I've had dreams about seeing mushroom clouds in the distance and feeling the panic of "omg it really just happened, after all these years of being told about nuclear war etc." Obviously, this wasn't on that scale but you gotta think the terror and uncertainty of what could come next (as you're with your children riding bikes nonetheless) must have been similar. I thank my lucky stars that I got blessed with my particular geographic position in life, and I empathize as much as I can with people less fortunate.

This is how all the paranormal videos end.

Insane , thanks for sharing

I thought the first plume was the explosion, wasn't prepared for the end. they were much closer than I expected!

it was supposed to be a wholesome moment with the dad and kids biking together :(

Props to the camera man for sacrificing himself to give us this scene.

I love that there's a channel that literally archives every fucking angle of when the explosion happened I don't how long it must of took you to find all these clips

People in comments be like : "How dare he run away from that explosion and save his and his two kids life?! Dayum man, I was having such a great time watching this from my sofa sipping coffee"

My uncle was a medical doctor who also an armed force. When he came back from United Nation peace keeper duty he bring us lot of delicious chocolate from Libanon ❤

At first thought they were far, but then realize they're so close... 😮

thought it already exploded on the first lump of smoke and is reallyyy far, my heart skipped a beat when it actually exploded and revealed how close it is.

As Norm Macdonald would say: "I don't think it was the uncertainty" Etc etc etc