Large Fire Devouring a 75-Family Syrian Refugee Camp in Lebanon

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Civil Defense personnel extinguished a fire that broke out in a displaced persons camp in the Bar Elias area – Al-Saada Road, Zahle District. The fire destroyed 30 tents and a Renault Megane. Personnel from several Civil Defense centers participated in the firefighting operation, managing to contain and extinguish the blaze. One person suffering from smoke inhalation was transported to the hospital... Read more

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A fire broke out in a Syrian refugee camp in Bar Elias, Zahle district, in Lebanon's Bekaa region, destroying all 59 tents. The camp reportedly housed approximately 486 people from 75 families. There have been no reports of casualties or injuries.

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Beirut: A major fire broke out, on Saturday, in a Syrian refugee camp in the Bekaa region of central Lebanon. Witnesses reported that a large fire broke out in the camp in the town of Jabr Elias in Zahlah district, Bekaa governorate. All 59 tents were burned to the ground, with 75 families inhabited by some 486 people, with no news of [...].

Beirut 24

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Social media platforms circulated images and scenes of a massive fire that broke out in a camp for Syrian internally displaced persons in the Ber Elias area, in Zahlah district of Bekaa. The rolling images showed rising flames and heavy smoke columns from inside the camp, amid concern about the safety of residents and the magnitude of potential damage.