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Today Thursday, a month after the catastrophic explosion in the port, a fire broke out in a warehouse in the free zone of the port of Beirut.
According to the information, the fire broke out in a tire and oil depot in the port’s free zone.
So far, no data on victims has been published, nor is the cause of the fire known.
The director general of the port, Basem Al-Qaisi, had made it clear that the fire started in the oil deposits and spread to the tires causing thick smoke, indicating that it is too early to speculate on the cause of the fire now. .
Helicopters from the army, civil defense, Beirut Firefighters and the Union of Municipalities of the Southern Suburb participate in the fire suppression operation, as part of the invitation to the municipalities that can help.
In the context, the Minister of Justice of the interim government, Marie Claude Najm, asked the cassation prosecutor, Judge Ghassan Oweidat, to carry out an immediate and in-depth investigation into the veracity and seriousness of the matter, and a direct follow-up and transfer to the port to carry out the necessary clarification of the reality of the situation in preparation for the processing of responsibilities and carrying out the necessary procedures.
Upon receiving the decision, Oweidat announced that assignments were drawn up to all security agencies of the Intelligence Army, Public Security, State Security, Information Division, Customs, Civil Defense and the Beirut Fire Department to carry out investigations, investigations and investigations necessary to know the causes of the fire, and inform you personally as soon as possible about the results, given the seriousness of the situation regarding citizen security and public safety. And a disclosure of all the circumstances and everything related to damages and a statement of everything that would illuminate the investigation.
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