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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Smoldering Beirut Port Silo Risks Total Collapse amid Fire

21 July 2022, Lebanon, Beirut: Heavy black smoke billows from devastated Beirut port wheat silo, where nearly two years ago an explosion killed more than 200 people and injured more than 7,000. (dpa)

Lebanon's prime minister on Friday warned that the ruin of a massive grain silo risks total collapse due to an ongoing fire that's expanding amid the summer heat at the Beirut port where a devastating blast two years ago tore through the Mediterranean city.

A fire in the structure has been smoldering for the past two weeks due to 800 tons of grain inside fermenting in the hot weather. The government said the fire expanded after flames reached nearby electrical cables.

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