Grain silo fire9/12/2023 Here's a view of Beirut's badly damaged waterfront and the still-intact side of the silo complex as part of it continued to smoulder last Thursday, a week after flames were extinguished. Engineer says collapse was inevitableĮmmanuel Durand, a French civil engineer who volunteered for the government-commissioned team of experts, told the AP earlier in July that the northern block of the silo had been slowing tilting over time but that the recent fire accelerated the rate and caused irreversible damage to the already weakened structure. The Lebanese Red Cross distributed K-N95 masks to those living nearby, and officials ordered firefighters and port workers to stay away from the immediate area near the silos. The environment and health ministries last week instructed residents living near the port to stay indoors in well-ventilated spaces. Residents who had survived the 2020 explosion said the fire and the smell reminded them of their trauma. The silos continued smoldering for weeks as the odour of fermented grain seeped into nearby neighbourhoods. The Interior Ministry said over a week later that the fire had spread, after reaching some electric cables nearby. When the fermenting grains ignited earlier in July, firefighters and Lebanese soldiers tried to put out the fire with water, but withdrew after the moisture made it worse. Thousands of Lebanese call for justice 1 year after massive explosion.Analysis Beirut blast a 'knockout punch' after succession of crippling blows to Lebanon
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