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Four die in Beirut fuel tank explosion

Rescuers carry a child that was evacuated from a building after a fuel tank exploded in the al-Tariq al-Jadida neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon October 9, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Rescuers carry a child that was evacuated from a building after a fuel tank exploded in the al-Tariq al-Jadida neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon October 9, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

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Four people were killed and several more were wounded when a fuel tank exploded in a Beirut building on Friday, the Lebanese Red Cross said.

The explosion caused a large fire to break out in the building in the Tariq al-Jadida neighborhood, a security source said, reports Reuters.

One person was critically wounded, while several others were treated for smoke inhalation, the Red Cross and a hospital source said.

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