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The Secretary General of the Council, Brigadier General Mahmoud Al-Asmar pointed out that “the issue of goods and materials in port and airport warehouses, especially dangerous ones, which must be destroyed or disposed of in accordance with the laws and current regulations, in order to avoid catastrophic accidents that may occur as a consequence of their storage “. .
Aoun: At the beginning of the meeting, Aoun saluted “the army, civil defense and firefighters for the tremendous efforts they made today to besiege the fire in the port and extinguish it.” And he said: “It is no longer acceptable to make mistakes of any kind that lead to such a fire, especially after the disaster caused by the first fire.”
He added: “Today’s fire may be an intentional act of sabotage or the result of technical error, ignorance or negligence, and in all cases the cause must be known as soon as possible and the perpetrators must be held accountable.”
He stressed that “today’s work should focus on studying effective measures so that what happened is not repeated.”
Aoun requested the formation of a committee headed by the Minister of Works, which includes representatives of the security services and the port company, to establish a new organization to work in the port and guarantee public safety in it.
In turn, the head of the interim government, Hassan Diab, considered that “what happened today in the port of Beirut, regardless of its causes, is a new stab for all Lebanese and a great disdain and insult to the State and society” . And he said: “Investigation to determine responsibilities must be expedited, and there must be answers. Clarify people’s questions.”
It is noteworthy that a meeting was held to bring Aoun to Diab before the “Supreme Defense” meeting.
In a related context, the interim Minister of Works and Transport, Michel Najjar, said that “initial information indicates that one of them was carrying out a repair workshop using a missile, which caused a spark and the fire.”
