The Globe and Mail Bassem Mroue Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Hussein Malla/The Associated Press Representatives of several German companies on Friday outlined a multi-billion-dollar plan to rebuild the port of Beirut and surrounding neighbourhoods that had been devastated by a massive explosion last year. The horrific Aug. 4 explosion of nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive chemical used in fertilizers, killed 211 people and injured more than 6,000. The material had been stored at a port warehouse for years. The blast – one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history – badly worsened Lebanon’s economic crisis that saw hundreds of thousands plunged into sudden poverty.