Lebanese officials have not yet commented on the incident.
A fire has been reported near the Zahrani oil facility in southern Lebanon, according to TV channel Al Jadeed.
A security source later told Reuters that traffic was being diverted away from Lebanon’s Zahrani oil facility. The area, where the fire broke out, is reportedly still not under control, but being cooled to prevent the fire from spreading. The reason behind the reported fire is unknown.
بالفيديو ـ إندلاع حريق كبير داخل منشأة النفط في #الزهراني جنوب #لبنان https://t.co/yLoDVe4cXk pic.twitter.com/SGWsGPnikG
— قنـــاة الجـــديـــد (@ALJADEEDNEWS) October 11, 2021
RT @LadBrixton: RT @HeshmatAlavi: #BREAKING
Oct 11—A large fire broke out in one of the tanks containing benzene at #Lebanon‘s El Zahrani oil facility on Monday. The cause remains unknown.
Unfortunately, Lebanon continues to burn under the grip of #Iran… pic.twitter.com/Os1emisKXI
— LIST4AIRDROP (@LIST4AIRDROP) October 11, 2021
🚨 Happening now at the Zahrani Power Plant – Lebanon 🇱🇧 @LebUpdate @AlMayadeenNews pic.twitter.com/Wu1jtXk0qA
— Hicham Achmar | هشام (@Hichamachmar) October 11, 2021
Earlier in March, the company Combi Lift provided a report to the Lebanese authorities about the presence of hazardous chemicals in a warehouse at the Zahrani oil installation, with experts determining that these are dangerous radioactive substances that pose a threat.
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