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The Civil Defense tries to control the fire, the causes of which are not yet known, while the public is leaving the place for fear of an explosion that could be caused by the fire.
Vehicles from the Beirut Fire Brigade and the Civil Defense arrived at the port to work on extinguishing the fire, together with teams from the Red Cross.
For its part, the Lebanese army said in a statement on "Twitter": "A fire has broken out in an oil and tire depot in the duty-free market of the port of Beirut, and operations to extinguish the fire have begun, and army helicopters will participate in extinguishing it.".
In turn, the head of the Lebanese Red Cross announced that there are no fears of an explosion due to the fire in the port of Beirut, indicating that "No injuries except in some cases of difficulty breathing".
The Governor of Beirut, Marwan Abboud, asked citizens not to travel to the vicinity of the port of Beirut to preserve their safety and not to hinder the work of the firefighters who are fighting the fire.
It is noteworthy that the explosion that occurred in the port of Beirut on August 4 killed 191 people, injured more than 7,500, displaced more than 300,000 citizens and destroyed thousands of homes.
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According to the “Sky News Arabia” correspondent in Beirut, that in the area near the port there is a state of panic among citizens, after witnessing the clouds of smoke produced by the fire.
The Civil Defense tries to control the fire, the causes of which are not yet known, while the public is leaving the place for fear of an explosion that could be caused by the fire.
Vehicles from the Beirut Fire Brigade and the Civil Defense arrived at the port to work on extinguishing the fire, together with teams from the Red Cross.
For its part, the Lebanese army said in a statement on “Twitter”: “A fire broke out in an oil and tire warehouse in the open market in the port of Beirut. Extinguishing operations have started and army helicopters will participate in extinction. “
In turn, the head of the Lebanese Red Cross announced that there were no fears of an explosion due to the fire in the port of Beirut, noting that “there are no injuries except for some cases of dyspnea.”
The Governor of Beirut, Marwan Abboud, asked citizens not to travel to the vicinity of the port of Beirut to preserve their safety and not to hinder the work of the firefighters who are fighting the fire.
It is noteworthy that the explosion that occurred in the port of Beirut on August 4 killed 191 people, injured more than 7,500, displaced more than 300,000 citizens and destroyed thousands of homes.
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