Blaze at Beirut port mostly contained but alarms residents
Authorities say no-one has been injured but residents, still in shock from August’s blast, blame Lebanon’s leaders due to their ‘gross negligence’
10 September 2020 - 18:57
Beirut — A large fire erupted at the Port of Beirut on Thursday, engulfing parts of the Lebanese capital in a pall of smoke weeks after a massive blast devastated the port and surrounding residential area.
The blaze began in the shattered duty free zone of the port, prompting some residents to flee the city still traumatised by last month’s explosion...
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