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And in a country suffering from poor public services and witnessing an unprecedented economic crisis a year ago, Friday’s incident is the latest in a series of tragic events to hit Lebanon in two months.
Lieutenant Ali Najm of the Beirut Fire Brigade spoke of the fire that was starting "Oil tank" And an explosion occurred in the Al-Tariq Al-Jadida area on Friday, confirming"France brush" The reasons are still unknown.
The Lebanese Red Cross wrote in "Twitter": "The death toll rose to 4, and several more were injured in the explosion of a diesel tank." In the area of Tariq Al Jadidah.
And tv show "the new" The local, which reported more than 20 injured, photos of flames in one of the alleys, then footage in which he heard screams, terrified residents of the area.
Firefighters evacuated residents from neighboring buildings, while gray smoke still rose, according to scenes broadcast by the channel.
Beirut Governor Marwan Abboud told"the new", Yes "Evictions continue"He added that the municipality has worked in recent weeks to inspect warehouses that may pose a threat to residential neighborhoods, noting that around 100 sites have been identified.
Abboud continued: "We closed one part and imposed measures on the other part to guarantee public safety. We were afraid of similar incidents".
For at least 3 decades, Lebanon has been suffering from an aggravating problem in the electricity sector, which has ruined factories, and long hours of rationing, forcing most citizens to pay two bills, one for the state and one for another for owners of private electricity generators that compensate for the lack of state supply.
The electricity sector is the worst among Lebanon’s decrepit infrastructure and has cost the state treasury more than $ 40 billion since the end of the civil war (1975-1990).
The reform of this sector is an important condition demanded by the international community.
This new tragedy comes at a time when an explosion last August 4 in the port of Beirut killed some 200 people and wounded thousands and destroyed entire neighborhoods.
Two months after the explosion, the Lebanese investigation has been unable to reveal its circumstances and no results have been announced.
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The detainee operates a private generator that provides electricity to residents of the Tariq al-Jadida area during daily power outages in the country, according to the source.
4 people died as a result of the explosion of a diesel tank in a warehouse, which started a fire in a densely populated area, which again sparked panic after a bloody explosion in the port of the capital on 4 August.
The tragedy that occurred on Friday night left several people injured, also causing suffocation, while 3 children were also injured by burns, according to a medical source at the hospital that received them.
And in a country suffering from poor public services and witnessing an unprecedented economic crisis a year ago, Friday’s incident is the latest in a series of tragic events to hit Lebanon in two months.
Beirut Fire Brigade Lieutenant Ali Najm spoke of a fire in a “diesel tank” and an explosion in the Tariq al-Jadida area on Friday, assuring “France Press” that the causes are still unknown.
The Lebanese Red Cross wrote on Twitter: “The number of victims increased to 4 and the number of injured as a result of the explosion of a diesel tank” in the area of Tariq Al-Jadida.
Local television “Al-Jadid”, which reported more than 20 injuries, showed images of flames in one of the alleys, followed by images during which screams from terrified residents were heard.
Firefighters evacuated residents from neighboring buildings, while gray smoke still rose, according to scenes broadcast by the channel.
Beirut Governor Marwan Abboud told Al-Jadid that “evacuations are continuing” adding that the municipality has worked over the past few weeks to inspect warehouses that may pose a threat to residential neighborhoods, indicating that there have been identified about 100 sites.
“We closed one part and imposed measures on the other part to guarantee public safety,” Abboud added. “We were afraid of similar incidents.”
For at least 3 decades, Lebanon has been suffering from an aggravating problem in the electricity sector, which has damaged plants and long hours of rationing, forcing most citizens to pay two bills, one for the state and one for the owners private electricity generators that compensate for the lack of state supply.
The electricity sector is the worst among Lebanon’s decrepit infrastructure and has cost the state treasury more than $ 40 billion since the end of the civil war (1975-1990).
The reform of this sector is an important condition demanded by the international community.
This new tragedy comes at a time when an explosion last August 4 in the port of Beirut killed about 200 people and wounded thousands and destroyed entire neighborhoods.
Two months after the explosion, the Lebanese investigation has been unable to reveal its circumstances and no results have been announced.
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