By Alao Abiodun with agency report              

A massive explosion on Tuesday rocked downtown Beirut, destroying much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant smoke rose above the capital.

According to Associated Press, a Lebanese Red Cross official said many were dead and wounded but did not state exact figure.

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The footage trending on social media showed hundreds of casualties.

It showed a fire raging at the port, sending up a giant column of smoke, illuminated by flashes of what appear to be fireworks.

Meanwhile, the cause of the blast is yet to be known as at the time of report.