BEIRUT — A big fireplace erupted on Thursday in Beirut’s port, sending an enormous plume of black smoke into the sky and unnerving residents nonetheless recovering from the horrific port explosion that devastated the town final month.
The hearth was burning in a warehouse that had been broken within the earlier explosion. Whereas a lot of the port was leveled by the August blast, the most recent fireplace apparently started within the teetering skeleton of one of many remaining buildings.
Movies taken on the scene present flames engulfing an already broken warehouse within the port and a thick plume of black smoke rising from the world.
The extent and explanation for the hearth weren’t instantly clear, however the Lebanese Army said in a statement that the hearth started at an obligation free warehouse the place oil and tires have been saved. Helicopters have been responding to the scene.
Residents of the town, nonetheless reeling from the sooner blast, shared dozens of photos and movies on social media, and so they voiced their concern that one other main catastrophe was underway.
Efforts to clear the world from the sooner blast, which killed greater than 190 folks, injured 6,000 and brought about billions of {dollars} in harm, are nonetheless persevering with, and some bystanders posted clips on Thursday of workers fleeing from the area.
Megan Specia contributed reporting.
