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Lebanon: Fire breaks out at oils and tires warehouse in Beirut
Beirut/IBNS: A major fire broke out at an oils and tires warehouse in the duty-free market of Lebanon capital Beirut's port on Thursday.
The fire broke out at the place where a massive explosion took place last month that left nearly 200 killed and thousand others injured, the Lebanese Army said in a statement on Twitter.
"A fire has broken out in a warehouse of oils and tires in the duty-free market in Beirut Port, and operations have begun to extinguish the fire, and army helicopters will participate in extinguishing it," the Lebanese Army tweeted.
اندلاع حريق في مستودع للزيوت والاطارات في السوق الحرة في مرفأ بيروت، وقد بدأت عمليات اطفاء الحريق وستشارك طوافات الجيش في اخماده#الجيش_اللبناني #LebaneseArmy pic.twitter.com/Ej4Y8LKCwp
— الجيش اللبناني (@LebarmyOfficial) September 10, 2020
The Lebanese Army said that efforts were underway to extinguish the blaze and military helicopters will participate in the firefighting operation.
On Aug 4, a powerful explosion rocked the port of Beirut, killing at least 190 people and injured over 6,000.
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