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The secretary general of the Lebanese Red Cross, George Kittana, said the death toll had risen to four. Initially, two deaths and dozens of injuries were reported.
In the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on the night of October 9, an explosion occurred in the Tavik Jide area, dozens of people were injured and four were killed. Reported by Lebanon24.
According to the newspaper, a fuel tank exploded, after which a fire broke out.
Initially two deaths and several dozen injured were reported. Subsequently, the secretary general of the Red Cross in Lebanon, George Kittana, said that the number of victims of the explosion had risen to four.
LBCI TV reported that children may be among the victims.
According to media reports, law enforcement officers detained the owner of a local warehouse where diesel fuel was stored. The owner admitted that the explosion was caused by diesel fuel used by his mobile phone and charger company.
Eyewitnesses to the incident posted a video on social media.
In August, a powerful explosion occurred in the port of Beirut. Numerous buildings have been damaged or destroyed in areas near the port of the Lebanese capital. Reuters wrote, citing eyewitnesses, that the blast was so powerful that even residents of Cyprus’ capital Nicosia, which is almost 200 km from Beirut, felt it. Al Jazeera TV reported that the blast had thrown cars onto the roof of a factory about three stories high. 220 people became victims.
The governor of the Lebanese capital, Marwan Abboud, said that as a result of the explosion up to 300 thousand people were left homeless… Explosion damage I can reach $ 15 billion, he said.
According to preliminary information, the explosion occurred in the ammonium nitrate warehouse after a fire caused by welding.
According to Reuters, the Lebanese authorities ignored offers from customs to re-export or sell 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate seized from the Rhosus vessel in the port of Beirut. As the agency interlocutor said, the team of inspectors warned that if the saltpeter was not removed, “all of Beirut could be blown up.”
The explosion and its aftermath sparked massive protests, against which the Lebanese government resigned on August 10.
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