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meA major fire broke out in the port of Beirut. A civil defense spokesman told the dpa news agency that a container had caught fire. According to the Lebanese army, it is a warehouse for motor oil and car tires. Military helicopters are involved in the operation against the flames.
The cause of the fire was initially unclear. Initially, there was no information on possible victims either. Eyewitnesses reported that many people near the port were leaving their neighborhoods. The AP news agency reports that panic has broken out among residents.
Local television stations reported that companies with offices near the port hired their employees to leave the area. Lebanese soldiers closed a major highway near the port.
More than 190 people were killed and more than 6,000 injured in the August 4 explosion. Much of the port and its surroundings were completely destroyed. The explosion is said to have been triggered by large amounts of the highly explosive chemical ammonium nitrate that had been stored in the port for years.
According to the Lebanese army, seven people are still missing. Around 300,000 people were left homeless.
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