Large fire breaks out at Beirut port weeks after fatal blast – video

A store of oil and tyres at Beirut port burst into flames on Thursday but there were no immediate reports of injuries.

The blaze began in the duty-free zone, sending a huge column of smoke above a city still traumatised by the explosion on 4 August that killed about 190 people and injured 6,000 others. That blast occurred in ammonium nitrate that had been stored at the port in poor condition for years

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