High Court in London Says UK Company is Liable for Beirut Explosion That Killed Over 200

Mystery surrounds Savaro Ltd., which chartered ship that transported fertiliser to Lebanon

This still image from a video shows smoke and dust rising from collapsing silos damaged during the massive explosion in the port of Beirut, on Aug. 23, 2022. Lujain Jo/AP Photo

The High Court in London has ruled a British company that delivered ammonium nitrate to the Lebanese port of Beirut is liable towards the victims of the huge explosion that occurred there in August 2020.

The London-registered chemicals trading firm, Savaro Limited, is believed to have chartered a shipment of ammonium nitrate in 2013 that ended up in Beirut.