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Huge Fire Erupts at Beirut Port 1 Month After Devastating Blast

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   A large fire erupted at the Port of Beirut Thursday one month after a
   devastating explosionthat killed scores of people and injured thousands
   of others, according to the state-run National News Agency.
   A military source said the fire broke out at a port facility that
   stores oil and tires and that the cause of the fire was not immediately
   clear.
   The fire sent a huge column of black smoke above the city as orange
   flames flared from the ground.
   The news agency reported that firefighters were battling the fire.
   Area residents panicked at the site of another huge fire after being
   traumatized by last month's explosion.
   In addition to killing more than 190 people and injuring some 6,500
   others, the August 4 explosion damaged thousands of buildings.
   The August blast has been blamed on the detonation of 2,750 metric tons
   of ammonium nitrate that had been improperly stored for six years at
   the port.

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