Harb: Internet Services Down because of Fire

A huge fire broke out in Ghazir in the district of Keserwan causing serious damage to the fiber networks of the Telecoms Ministry, the press office of Telecommunications Minister Butros Harb said in a statement on Friday.

“Following this incident, the Minister met with Ogero technical maintenance teams and tasked them to visit the place and repair the damage,” the statement read.

The fire had caused a breakdown in internet and telephone services in North Lebanon and Keserwan regions.

On Wednesday, the underwater Alexandros submarine cable which connects Lebanon to Cyprus, France and Egypt experienced breakdowns which caused an interruption in the internet services.

“The services will gradually resume normal activity within the coming few hours,” the statement concluded.