Thread by @Bacharelhalabi

Another day another major fire reported at the Port of #Beirut, the site of August 4’s massive explosion that shook the city and killed over 150 people.
Monitoring WhatsApp groups instantly shows you growing panic among residents around that area.the

https://twitter.com/tonimansour_/status/1304001690463547392

Given this is the second fire since the explosion, this begs the question: what is being burned there? Why is it being burnt and not disposed in a more eco-friendly way? Or are the people in charge aiming to completely destroy certain things in an attempt to hide evidence?

The video here provides a closer look on the large fire at the Port or #Beirut. In theory, the thicker the smoke, the more spectacular the flashover or fire spread. However, the danger this smoke poses on people’s lives is by in large due to the amounts of CO2 it’s releasing.

Firefighters just arrived to the scene to try and put down the fire. As a first impression, the absence of the army suggests that this fire might be incidental & not preplanned as the other day - @LebarmyOfficial took responsibility for that.

(Please ignore the selfie guy 🤦🏻‍♂️).

Local TV @ALJADEEDNEWS is reporting that the fire broke out in a storage facility for tires and oils.

However, the story is too fishy. What storage facility, what tires & what oils survived the blast on Aug 4 & remained there?

aljadeed.tv/arabic/news/lo…

. @HashemOsseiran gives an idea of the state of panic #Beirut|is are in atm. A grieving population remains in trauma due to what happened on Aug 4. Precautionary measures are individually taken while the gov. fails to put out an explanation yet.

https://twitter.com/HashemOsseiran/status/1304007560261926912?s=20

I just received those photos of the fire debris; not sure what are they, but their size suggests that they’re not the usual soot produced by the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons.

#Beirut

Stunning video from the location shows people FINALLY fleeing away from the fire as the flames grow and spread.

Meanwhile, @LebarmyOfficial put out a statement saying its choppers will partake the firefighting efforts by the Civil Defence.