Fire at Lebanon's Zahrani fuel tank extinguished

Smoke billows from a huge fire in one of the tanks at the Zahrani oil facility in southern Lebanon on October 11, 2021, sparking alarm as the country grapples with dire hydrocarbon shortages. Credit: AFP Photo

A fire that broke out at a fuel tank in Lebanon's Zahrani oil facility has been put out, a security source told Reuters.

"The surrounding areas are still being cooled," the source said.

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