Fire at Lebanon's Zahrani oil facility contained

• Published date: 11 October 2021
• Author: TZVI JOFFRE
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The cause of the fire is as of yet unknown. Firefighters are working to extinguish the blaze and prevent it from spreading to additional tanks.

The Lebanese Army worked to evacuate people from the area near the oil facility amid concerns of the fire spreading or causing an explosion.

Lebanon's General Prosecutor in the South, Judge Rahif Ramadan, opened an investigation into the circumstances of the fire on Monday, according to NNA.

After a meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Monday, Lebanese Energy Minister Walid Fayyad stated that the oil tank belonged to the Lebanese Army and that the fire had been contained. The minister has requested a report on the incident and its causes in order to prevent such incidents in the future.

On Sunday, Fayyad announced that the electrical network in the country had...