Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Beirut sees huge fire at same site of previous deadly blast” – below is their description.
A towering inferno at Beirut’s port has caused widespread panic in the Lebanese capital, just two days after another fire was put out at the site of an enormous explosion that killed nearly 200 people last month. The Lebanese army said on Thursday the blaze erupted at a warehouse storing oils and tyres in the port’s Duty-Free area. A witness told Al Jazeera she saw people running in the opposite direction of the fire, which sent a large plume of smoke into the sky. She also saw cars reversing in the Mar Mikhael neighbourhood, which was devastated by the August 4 explosion that wounded more than 6,500 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports. –
Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel
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