Several People Injured in Restaurant Gas Canister Explosion
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربيةMore than sixteen individuals were injured in a gas canister explosion on Friday, the state-run National News Agency said.
The canister exploded at the Roadster Diner in Antelias north of Beirut, it added.
LBCI said that the Civil Defense firefighters were trying to douse the fire that erupted at the restaurant.
The Red Cross said that it transported 23 people to the hospital.
Reports said that some of the wounded were critically injuried and several hospitals triggered calls for blood donation of all types.
Civil Defense Director General Raymond Khattar said after inspecting the site of the explosion: “Search efforts continue to see if any of the kitchen employees are still trapped under the rubble.”
The security forces opened an investigation in the incident.
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