BEIRUT 5 August 2020: A warehouse at Beirut Port caught fire and led to major explosions, and left behind 30 people killed, and thousands others wounded in addition to great damage to the surrounding buildings.
The port blast, which reverberated in the capital and the suburbs, was heard in regions as far as Sidon and Tyre. Evacuation operations are underway, according to state media reports, quoted by Wam.
Hospitals are said to be overwhelmed and many buildings have been destroyed.
Lebanon’s internal security chief said the blast happened in an area housing highly explosive materials, according to the BBC.
The cause of the blast is unclear, but video footage showed a fire and vast columns of smoke emanating from the city’s port, said The Financial Times.
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