Fire breaks out in Lebanese capital’s commercial district

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News ID: 48001
Publish Date: 12:32 - 15 September 2020
Tuesday, 15 September 2020_A fire that had broken out in a landmark building in the Lebanese capital of Beirut has been extinguished, a Lebanese civil defense official says.

Fire breaks out in Lebanese capital’s commercial districtThe fire erupted in a futuristic seafront building that was under construction in a commercial district in central Beirut on Tuesday.

Lebanese TV station al-Jadeed broadcast images of smoke billowing from the building, which was nearing completion after years of construction.

A witness told Reuters that a part of one side of the premises was smoldering as firefighters attempted to hose it down.

The fire erupted in a futuristic seafront building that was under construction in a commercial district in central Beirut on Tuesday.

Lebanese TV station al-Jadeed broadcast images of smoke billowing from the building, which was nearing completion after years of construction.

A witness told Reuters that a part of one side of the premises was smoldering as firefighters attempted to hose it down.

Source:presstv

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