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Beirut / Raya Shartouni / Anatolia
Clouds of smoke billowed out Saturday night from the port of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, with a renewed fire that broke out two days ago, but less than it was, according to Anadolu Agency.
And the correspondent affirmed that the Civil Defense works to extinguish the smoke flames inside the port.
While local media also reported the news of the new fire, including the private newspaper “An-Nahar”, the official in charge of fire operations at the port, officer Michel Murr, told the channel “Al-Jadid” ( local): “What happened is not a new fire, but ovens are lit from the remains of the previous fire.” We chilled them and the fire trucks haven’t left the port for days. ”
Meanwhile, Officer Ali Najm, from the Beirut Fire Brigade, told the same channel: “The white smoke is caused by the evaporation of water and the stirring processes of the remains of the fire.”
An official statement on the matter was not issued until 21:45 GMT.
On Thursday, the Lebanese army announced that there had been a new fire in the port of Beirut, whose helicopters participated in its extinction, and revealed on Twitter that the Military Police “has launched an investigation into the fire, with a signal from the Prosecutor’s Office. Military “, without giving more details.
No victims were reported from the fire on Thursday, while President Michel Aoun stressed the need to hold those responsible for it responsible, without ruling out the hypothesis of the act of sabotage.
Acting Works Minister Michel Najjar attributed the cause of the fire to “repair work” at the port.
On August 4, the Lebanese capital spent a bloody night, as a result of a large explosion in the port of Beirut, which left 192 dead, more than 6 thousand injured and dozens missing, in addition to massive material damage and losses of about 15 $ 1 billion, according to an unconfirmed official estimate.
According to preliminary official estimates, the terminal explosion occurred due to some 2,750 tonnes of “ammonium nitrate”, which has been confiscated and stored since 2014.
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