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13 Sep 2020

Plumes of white smoke cover Beirut port, triggers panic among residents

According to local media reports, the smoke covered the port, where a major fire broke out on September 10, on Saturday night.

10 Sep 2020

Big fire at Beirut port rattles residents a month after huge explosion

A large fire erupted on Thursday at Beirut port sending a huge column of smoke above the city. This comes a little more than a month after a massive blast devastated the port and surrounding residential area of the Lebanese capital. The blaze erupted in the shattered duty-free zone of the port and one official said it was limited to that area.

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13 Aug 2020

Seismic data suggests string of blasts preceded Beirut explosion, says analyst

Seismological data suggests that six blasts preceded the Beirut port explosion. The last of them combustion of fireworks that apparently set off a warehouse full of ammonium nitrate, an Israeli analyst said on Thursday. The six blasts were at 11-second intervals during the August 4 incident, with the main explosion following the last by around 43 seconds.

08 Aug 2020

Beirut blast a wake-up call on dangers of ammonium nitrate, experts warn

Lebanese authorities said 2,750 tonnes of the industrial chemical had been stored for six years at Beirut port without safety measures. That stockpile exploded on Tuesday, killing more than 150 people, injuring thousands and leaving about a quarter of a million people homeless.

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08 Aug 2020

Donald Trump to join international aid conference call for Lebanon on Sunday

Donald Trump will be having a conference call on Sunday with President Macron, leaders of Lebanon, and leaders from various other parts of the world. French President Emmanuel Macron, who also will join the call. Trump said the United States was working with Lebanese officials to identify health and humanitarian needs The explosion in the Lebanese capital`s port on Tuesday killed 154 people and injured 5,000.

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