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A fire broke out in one of the free zone warehouses in the port of Beirut on Thursday, a month and a few days after the massive explosion in the port that destroyed large areas of the Lebanese capital.
The Al-Jazeera correspondent said that the fire broke out in a tire and oil depot in the port’s free zone, and indicated that so far there was no Civil Defense data on injuries in the fire.
The fire sent a column of smoke over the city. Reuters quoted a military source as saying the cause of the fire was not yet known.
Television footage showed firefighters trying to extinguish the fire at the port, which witnessed a massive explosion on August 4 that destroyed warehouses and concrete grain silos.
Crazy fire in the harbor, causing panic everywhere #Beirut. We just can’t take a break. pic.twitter.com/PtdHehPlz0
– Aya Majzoub (@Aya_Majzoub) September 10, 2020
The director general of the port, on behalf of al-Qaisi, told LBC that the fire occurred in a building containing barrels of frying oil and rubber tires belonging to an imported company. He explained that the fire “started in the oil barrels as a result of heat or a mistake … It is too early to tell.”
An explosion last month killed about 190 people and destroyed a large area of Beirut near the port. The explosion was the result of a large amount of ammonium nitrate that had been stored in the port for years without observing security measures.
The Al-Jazeera correspondent quoted a civil defense official as saying that operations and efforts by civil defense and other sectors are intense in trying to control the fire. He also cited sources from the Red Cross and other parties that this fire could not lead to an explosion of any kind.
Again the fire in the port #Beirut pic.twitter.com/fEuqWC40PD
– Ali Shoaib (@ alishoeib1970) September 10, 2020
Civil Defense teams are working with the participation of Army helicopters to extinguish the fire, and the security forces have prevented the passage of vehicles on the road adjacent to the port to make way for fire trucks.
The fire sparked panic and terror in Beirut and on social media.
Authorities are investigating the horrific explosion that occurred on August 4 inside the port, which caused the displacement of some 300,000 people, whose homes were destroyed, damaged or cracked.
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