Firefighters Struggle for 3rd Day to Extinguish Warehouse Blaze in Hadath

The Civil Defense and firefighters from Beirut are working on dousing a fire that broke out at a warehouse in the capital's Hadath neighborhood, reported Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3) on Sunday.

The fire erupted at Qarout Mall and its warehouse on Friday and teams have been struggling to extinguish it.

Director of the Civil Defense Raymond Khattar told VDL: “This is one of the most difficult fires we have ever encountered.”

“We have however succeeded in isolating it and preventing it from spreading to nearby areas,” he stressed.

Over the weekend, the blaze had forced people in the residential area where the warehouse is located to flee to safety.

Khattar added that it cannot be determined when the firefighting teams would be able to put out the blaze due to the difficulty they are facing in reaching the inner sections of the warehouse, stressing that flammable material is still present there.

The cause of the blaze has not been disclosed.

M.T.