“We call for the formation of a commission to investigate the explosion in Beirut, so that the results of the check are made public within 48 hours,” Prime Minister Al Jazeera said.
Diyab also called the "improper storage of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate over six years" in a warehouse in the port of Beirut as unacceptable, Lebanon 24 reports.
Earlier, the Lebanese TV channel LBC International reported that an explosion of 2,700 tons of saltpeter occurred in the port of Beirut during welding.
On August 4, a powerful explosion took place in the Lebanese capital near the port. The Jordanian Seismological Observatory has determined that the explosion is equivalent to an earthquake of magnitude 4.5.
According to the latest data, the explosion in Beirut killed at least 70 people, about 3.7 thousand residents were injured.