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The Tariq al-Jadida area in Beirut witnessed a great tragedy, after a large explosion rocked it due to a diesel fuel tank, causing the fall of several victims and dozens of injuries among citizens.
The General Secretary of the Lebanese Red Cross, George Kittana, announced that the death toll from the diesel fuel tank explosion in the Abu Shaker area, Al-Tariq Al-Jadidah, has risen to 4 people.
As for the wounded, they exceeded 20, and they were distributed among the hospitals in the capital, Beirut, while a number of civil defense personnel who were suffocated by the fire were treated.
And with this I recovered Civil Defense Personnel: Two children are alive from the scene of the explosion, according to the National News Agency.
In addition, the “LBCI” channel indicated that “there is a room for the concierge inside the building where the Tariq Al Jadida explosion occurred, and where Natour, his wife and 3 children live, and the fate of wife and children. “
For his part, the civil defense volunteer, Youssef Al-Mallah, said that “the searches for a person missing in the explosion are ongoing.
Investigation
After the explosion, which occurred in a residential area, the Lebanese army struck a security cordon at the site, while an investigation was being launched to find out if there were explosive materials in the warehouse where the diesel tank caused the explosion.
Meanwhile, Al-Jadid indicated that “the Information Branch arrested the owner of the diesel tank that exploded in Al-Tariq Al-Jadidah after he was taken to hospital for suffocation.” For its part, the channel “LBCI” reported that “the detainee is called ES, and confirmed that the explosion was caused by a quantity of benzene that he was storing for private use by his company, which works in the field of cell phones and devices. charging, that is, the powerbank “.
In turn, the governor of Beirut, Marawan Abboud, announced through the Al-Jadid channel that “the evacuation of residents at the site of the Al-Tariq Al-Jadida explosion is still continuing.” No one informed us about the building. “
