Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after explosion

BEIRUT -- A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, sending up a thick column of black smoke and raising new panic among traumatized residents after last month's catastrophic blast at the same site killed nearly 200 people.

It was unclear what caused the blaze at the facility, which was decimated by the Aug. 4 explosion when nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate blew up and sent out a shock wave that caused widespread damage and was felt as far away as the island of Cyprus.


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Dark smoke covered the capital on Thursday as army helicopters sprayed water over the orange flames leaping from the ground.

The Lebanese army said the fire started in the port's duty free zone at a warehouse with containers of tires, oil and other flammable materials.

Panicked residents — still struggling to recover from last month’s explosion — cracked open windows and called and texted each other to warn them of the new danger. Local TV stations said companies that have offices near the port asked employees to leave the area.

Some hid in bathrooms, while others dropped what they were doing and rushed home.

“We opened all windows and are in the corridor right now,” said Dana Awad, a mother of two girls in a Beirut neighborhood, recalling the tremor that preceded the earlier explosion. “I am still feeling the earth shake. Living a flashback.”

A video on social media showed port employees running in fear from the fire, a chilling reminder of the dozens of workers and 10 firefighters who were killed in the blast. Lebanese troops closed the major road near the port, rerouting traffic to other areas.

The Aug. 4 explosion killed 191 people, injured about 6,500 and damaged thousands of buildings. The explosion, the single most destructive blast in Lebanon's history, is blamed on government negligence and mismanagement.

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/huge-fire-breaks-beirut-port-month-explosion-72921971

Another on the ground

2020

How time flies

Nkan bé ni planet earth yi

All these Islamic countries sef.

Lebanon is a country where they have a terrorist group(Hezbollah) as a political party.


Terrorist country!

This is bad.

If this year haven't been bad to you in anyway you don't know what God have done for you

Sorry to Lebanese

righteousness89 over to u

Flammables inside debilitated building

They have sinned against God.

Not again, hope no casualties.

Satan is really serious about this year.

I know for sure in the name of Jesus we shall overcome

People, this time around are running to safety as can been seen.

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A massive fire has broken out at the port of Beirut approximately a month after a huge explosion killed nearly 200 people.

That's massive though, wish the affected people quick recovery.

Probably trapped methane gas.

Does this city want to end with 2020?

Shey this people no go die finish now

L

This country sin too much...if only dey have buhari as president there won't be much suffering on dem

That racist country is under divine punishment.
Don't quote me if you've not had business transaction with a Lebanese

okay

Ok

God go help dem, make d whole country no go burn finish... It mayb a terrorist attack

CUT OUT HEZBOLLAH