The glass exploded from the shock wave resulting from the detonation.
This is similar to the Texas City explosion (Grandcamp and High Flyer) and the West fertilizer plant explosion.
Ammonium nitrate when heated can reach a liquid state. And in this state, it can detonate (not the same as an explosion). The detonation is much more severe than an explosion. The shock wave propagates at supersonic speed. Appears this happened in Beirut.
This is similar to the Texas City explosion (Grandcamp and High Flyer) and the West fertilizer plant explosion.
Ammonium nitrate when heated can reach a liquid state. And in this state, it can detonate (not the same as an explosion). The detonation is much more severe than an explosion. The shock wave propagates at supersonic speed. Appears this happened in Beirut.