Morning, everyone. It's DannyBoyle87 with my 6am choice for your SixAtSix Thursday reading 👇 Lebanon blast: Officials were warned stockpiled chemicals 'could blow up all of Beirut' 1/6
For years Lebanese port officials had called for the removal of dangerous chemicals stored in a waterfront warehouse that exploded in a blast that damaged homes of 300,000 Beirut residents and killed over 100 people, according to preliminary investigations on Wednesday.
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