nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3|||Beirut Explosion Looks Like An Accident — And A Sign Of The Country’s Collapse||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Tuesday’s blast came against a backdrop of ongoing, unaddressed government dysfunction. Some of the country’s chronic problems may help explain how 2,750 tons of explosives were neglected at the port.