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Lebanon: Black smoke towers over Beirut port as warehouse fire rages on02:04
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Clouds of black smoke rose above Beirut's port area on Thursday, as the emergency services continued to put out a massive blaze just a months after the powerful explosions that struck the city harbour.

A thick column of black smoke could be seen rising in the sky and being dispersed over the city by the wind.

The fire broke out at the warehouse holding oils and tyres located at the Duty-Free area of the port, the Lebanese army reportedly stated.

The blaze erupted over a month after the city was rocked by a series of explosions on August 4, killing at least 190 people, injuring 6,500, and displacing over 300,000.

Lebanon: Black smoke towers over Beirut port as warehouse fire rages on

Lebanon, Beirut
September 10, 2020 at 16:16 GMT +00:00 · Published

Clouds of black smoke rose above Beirut's port area on Thursday, as the emergency services continued to put out a massive blaze just a months after the powerful explosions that struck the city harbour.

A thick column of black smoke could be seen rising in the sky and being dispersed over the city by the wind.

The fire broke out at the warehouse holding oils and tyres located at the Duty-Free area of the port, the Lebanese army reportedly stated.

The blaze erupted over a month after the city was rocked by a series of explosions on August 4, killing at least 190 people, injuring 6,500, and displacing over 300,000.

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Clouds of black smoke rose above Beirut's port area on Thursday, as the emergency services continued to put out a massive blaze just a months after the powerful explosions that struck the city harbour.

A thick column of black smoke could be seen rising in the sky and being dispersed over the city by the wind.

The fire broke out at the warehouse holding oils and tyres located at the Duty-Free area of the port, the Lebanese army reportedly stated.

The blaze erupted over a month after the city was rocked by a series of explosions on August 4, killing at least 190 people, injuring 6,500, and displacing over 300,000.

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