Fire Breaks Out at Beirut Port Weeks After Explosion

BEIRUT—A big hearth broke out Thursday at Lebanon’s primary port, sending up a plume of smoke close to the web page of the enormous explosion that devastated a swath of the country’s capital and killed just about two hundred individuals.

Men and women in the vicinity rushed to get away as firefighters tackled the blaze at a warehouse about 500 yards from the blast web page. The Lebanese military explained in a assertion it experienced despatched helicopters to assistance extinguish the hearth.

The bring about could not straight away be determined, but it served as a grim reminder of the protection lapses that led to the Aug. 4 blast, which injured additional than 6,000 and remaining 1000’s of households in ruins.

An staff of shipping enterprise BCC Logistics explained the hearth started off in a warehouse belonging to the company while maintenance operate, including welding, was getting carried out at the port by personal contractors.

“Employees had been exterior the hangar possessing lunch and upcoming issue they know they are functioning for their life,” the staff explained.