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Today, Lebanese army firefighters and helicopters put out the last flames of a massive fire that broke out yesterday in the port of Beirut, about a month after a massive explosion destroyed the port and its surroundings..
Yesterday’s fire, which authorities say was caused by welding work during repairs after the port explosion last month, engulfed several neighborhoods in Beirut with a huge cloud of black smoke, causing panic in a city that is still in tension after the explosion..
The August 4 attack on the port exacerbated the challenges in a country suffering a massive economic crisis and facing the greatest threat to its stability since the civil war that broke out between 1975 and 1990..
The Civil Defense said in a statement that firefighters put out the fire this morning after working all night and cooled the site to prevent it from reigniting..
Lebanese President Michel Aoun said, at a meeting of the Supreme Defense Council last night, that the fire may be the result of sabotage, technical error or negligence, and called for a speedy investigation..
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