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Massive fire injures multiple at a gas station in Beirut
Published June 4th, 2025 - 09:08 GMT
ALBAWABA - Beirut, the Lebanese capital, has just witnessed a state of panic on Wednesday morning after a massive fire broke out at a gas station.
The incident happened on the Baabda-Hadath road, causing a powerful explosion in the area and injuring at least two people.
A thick black cloud covered the sky as Lebanese Civil Defense teams and ambulances rushed to the site of the fire in an attempt to control it and prevent it from spreading to neighboring buildings.
Lebanese newspaper "An-Nahar" quoted Civil Defense sources as saying that the flames erupted as a result of the burning of diesel tankers located near the MEDCO station in the Hadath area. The exact causes of the fire are not yet known.
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