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Exactly what caused the fire is currently unknown.
It happened on Thursday in the port of Beirut. The fire is described as strong and a large cloud of smoke rises from the site.
Information abounds on social networks that it is the army that has a controlled fire. This information is denied by the Beurit police, who are now investigating what caused the fire.
According to the information, it is burned in a magazine with tires and oil.
The Lebanese civil defense announces that it is beginning to control the fire. The army has sent military helicopters involved in firefighting. Ash and soot are falling all over Beirut, according to Kassem Hamadé.
“People are very worried”
The fire burns very close to where the big explosion occurred last month.
Expressen journalist Kassem Hamadé is in Beirut.
– People are very worried, many remember what happened on August 4. People don’t dare to go to the local area. We (the journalists) were not allowed to go there either, he says.
– People have started taking their cars to drive home.
The port area is a closed area since August 4 and is considered a crime scene. Lebanese and foreign investigators need access to the area to gather evidence. There is a great risk that the crime scene has been destroyed.
Expressen Correspondent on-site in Beirut.
